2008 BLS Covered Employment: Total Covered Employment

Rank	States	Employment
2	California	15,498,175
3	Texas	10,450,948
4	New York	8,607,951
5	Florida	7,667,616
6	Illinois	5,841,296
7	Pennsylvania	5,658,366
8	Ohio	5,236,718
9	Michigan	4,071,476
10	North Carolina	4,045,226
11	Georgia	4,031,679
12	New Jersey	3,936,129
13	Virginia	3,666,887
14	Massachusetts	3,245,705
15	Washington	2,950,864
16	Indiana	2,872,258
17	Wisconsin	2,772,307
18	Tennessee	2,722,538
19	Missouri	2,715,334
20	Minnesota	2,678,991
21	Arizona	2,582,950
22	Maryland	2,537,326
23	Colorado	2,310,974
24	Alabama	1,936,600
25	Louisiana	1,888,631
26	South Carolina	1,875,808
27	Kentucky	1,791,359
28	Oregon	1,715,324
29	Connecticut	1,688,122
30	Oklahoma	1,550,409
31	Iowa	1,490,285
32	Kansas	1,367,011
33	Nevada	1,252,953
34	Utah	1,221,437
35	Arkansas	1,171,910
36	Mississippi	1,130,829
37	Nebraska	922,819
38	New Mexico	825,782
39	West Virginia	709,493
40	District of Columbia	685,176
41	Idaho	653,581
42	New Hampshire	628,748
43	Hawaii	619,593
44	Maine	602,021
45	Rhode Island	469,740
46	Montana	437,622
47	Delaware	420,892
48	South Dakota	397,103
49	North Dakota	350,440
50	Alaska	315,278
51	Vermont	302,578
52	Wyoming	286,293
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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