StateMaster - Employment (most recent) by state

	California	11.6%
	Texas	7.5%
	New York	6.2%
	Florida	5.9%
	Illinois	4.3%
	Pennsylvania	4.2%
	Ohio	3.9%
	Michigan	3.3%
	Georgia	3.1%
	New Jersey	3%
	North Carolina	2.9%
	Virginia	2.7%
	Massachusetts	2.2%
	Washington	2.2%
	Indiana	2.1%
	Wisconsin	2%
	Missouri	2%
	Maryland	2%
	Minnesota	1.9%
	Arizona	1.9%

Rank	States	Amount (top to bottom)
#1	California:	16,874,149
#2	Texas:	10,828,496
#3	New York:	9,058,440
#4	Florida:	8,584,867
#5	Illinois:	6,178,923
#6	Pennsylvania:	6,030,387
#7	Ohio:	5,605,417
#8	Michigan:	4,781,978
#9	Georgia:	4,456,182
#10	New Jersey:	4,293,747
#11	North Carolina:	4,183,531
#12	Virginia:	3,864,778
#13	Massachusetts:	3,190,128
#14	Washington:	3,185,444
#15	Indiana:	3,099,801
#16	Wisconsin:	2,931,040
#17	Missouri:	2,904,557
#18	Maryland:	2,874,468
#19	Minnesota:	2,826,204
#20	Arizona:	2,809,407
#21	Tennessee:	2,788,984
#22	Colorado:	2,498,775
#23	Alabama:	2,098,351
#24	South Carolina:	1,972,464
#25	Kentucky:	1,902,124
#26	Louisiana:	1,782,722
#27	Oregon:	1,775,460
#28	Connecticut:	1,746,713
#29	Oklahoma:	1,686,672
#30	Iowa:	1,603,260
#31	Kansas:	1,400,327
#32	Arkansas:	1,336,448
#33	Puerto Rico:	1,289,121
#34	Utah:	1,260,734
#35	Mississippi:	1,215,040
#36	Nevada:	1,206,535
#37	Nebraska:	951,142
#38	New Mexico:	916,257
#39	West Virginia:	781,835
#40	Idaho:	733,683
#41	New Hampshire:	712,404
#42	Maine:	684,900
#43	Hawaii:	628,963
#44	Rhode Island:	545,260
#45	Montana:	485,402
#46	Delaware:	427,571
#47	South Dakota:	418,133
#48	North Dakota:	352,270
#49	Vermont:	348,993
#50	Alaska:	319,209
#51	Wyoming:	281,644
#52	District of Columbia:	275,561
	Total:	144,988,901
	Weighted average:	2,788,248.1

DEFINITION: Number of people currently employed (as defined by the Current Population Survey), not including military personnel or agricultural workers

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006

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