Employment in 2008

Rank	States	2008 Employment
1	California	17,059,574
2	Texas	11,126,436
3	New York	9,152,934
4	Florida	8,659,856
5	Illinois	6,263,651
6	Pennsylvania	6,050,623
7	Ohio	5,582,127
8	Georgia	4,545,675
9	Michigan	4,519,476
10	North Carolina	4,256,815
11	New Jersey	4,251,195
12	Virginia	3,960,011
13	Washington	3,290,993
14	Massachusetts	3,243,779
15	Indiana	3,039,795
16	Arizona	2,960,199
17	Wisconsin	2,937,871
18	Maryland	2,867,178
19	Tennessee	2,846,096
20	Missouri	2,829,289
21	Minnesota	2,773,136
22	Colorado	2,596,309
23	Alabama	2,053,502
24	South Carolina	2,004,241
25	Louisiana	1,983,220
26	Kentucky	1,911,240
27	Oregon	1,833,374
28	Connecticut	1,769,223
29	Oklahoma	1,681,854
30	Iowa	1,606,976
31	Kansas	1,431,340
32	Utah	1,336,156
33	Arkansas	1,300,542
34	Nevada	1,282,012
35	Mississippi	1,223,858
36	Nebraska	962,418
37	New Mexico	919,466
38	West Virginia	771,805
39	Idaho	718,097
40	New Hampshire	710,623
41	Maine	668,724
42	Hawaii	628,429
43	Rhode Island	523,226
44	Montana	483,455
45	South Dakota	431,379
46	Delaware	421,838
47	North Dakota	358,001
48	Vermont	338,517
49	Alaska	333,376
50	District of Columbia	309,528
51	Wyoming	283,598
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 12:21