Labor Force in 2008

Rank	States	2008 Labor Force
1	California	18,391,844
2	Texas	11,701,585
3	New York	9,679,617
4	Florida	9,231,462
5	Illinois	6,697,335
6	Pennsylvania	6,394,884
7	Ohio	5,971,874
8	Michigan	4,935,584
9	Georgia	4,847,650
10	North Carolina	4,543,754
11	New Jersey	4,496,727
12	Virginia	4,124,766
13	Washington	3,476,766
14	Massachusetts	3,424,018
15	Indiana	3,230,367
16	Arizona	3,132,667
17	Wisconsin	3,084,130
18	Tennessee	3,041,276
19	Missouri	3,012,126
20	Maryland	2,997,709
21	Minnesota	2,932,961
22	Colorado	2,730,447
23	Alabama	2,162,479
24	South Carolina	2,152,965
25	Louisiana	2,078,935
26	Kentucky	2,042,915
27	Oregon	1,957,953
28	Connecticut	1,876,125
29	Oklahoma	1,748,416
30	Iowa	1,675,981
31	Kansas	1,496,943
32	Utah	1,383,743
33	Nevada	1,373,462
34	Arkansas	1,370,259
35	Mississippi	1,314,444
36	Nebraska	995,635
37	New Mexico	959,458
38	West Virginia	806,152
39	Idaho	754,879
40	New Hampshire	738,858
41	Maine	706,829
42	Hawaii	654,261
43	Rhode Island	567,597
44	Montana	506,159
45	South Dakota	444,890
46	Delaware	442,902
47	North Dakota	369,671
48	Alaska	357,136
49	Vermont	355,432
50	District of Columbia	332,703
51	Wyoming	292,606
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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USA Counties 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 Economic Development Corporation. Updated: May 01, 2009 at 12:18