Labor Force in December 2011

Rank	State	Fips Code	Labor Force
1	California	06000	18,172,204
2	Texas	48000	12,347,293
3	New York	36000	9,500,914
4	Florida	12000	9,197,730
5	Illinois	17000	6,592,838
6	Pennsylvania	42000	6,322,157
7	Ohio	39000	5,773,433
8	Georgia	13000	4,757,165
9	Michigan	26000	4,636,083
10	New Jersey	34000	4,534,189
11	North Carolina	37000	4,478,113
12	Virginia	51000	4,231,916
13	Massachusetts	25000	3,483,341
14	Washington	53000	3,463,026
15	Indiana	18000	3,164,123
16	Arizona	04000	3,158,840
17	Tennessee	47000	3,099,811
18	Missouri	29000	3,052,630
19	Wisconsin	55000	3,038,700
20	Maryland	24000	2,983,059
21	Minnesota	27000	2,950,118
22	Colorado	08000	2,719,312
23	South Carolina	45000	2,139,112
24	Alabama	01000	2,131,994
25	Kentucky	21000	2,076,521
26	Louisiana	22000	2,023,976
27	Oregon	41000	1,983,580
28	Connecticut	09000	1,878,092
29	Oklahoma	40000	1,754,040
30	Iowa	19000	1,659,400
31	Kansas	20000	1,502,614
32	Arkansas	05000	1,354,562
33	Utah	49000	1,345,959
34	Mississippi	28000	1,345,895
35	Nevada	32000	1,310,772
36	Nebraska	31000	999,312
37	New Mexico	35000	944,552
38	West Virginia	54000	774,145
39	Idaho	16000	759,895
40	New Hampshire	33000	743,394
41	Maine	23000	695,324
42	Hawaii	15000	629,083
43	Rhode Island	44000	566,049
44	Montana	30000	496,092
45	South Dakota	46000	447,484
46	Delaware	10000	430,192
47	North Dakota	38000	374,161
48	Alaska	02000	365,301
49	Vermont	50000	359,017
50	District of Columbia	11000	333,013
51	Wyoming	56000	292,204
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: January 24, 2012 at 16:56