In 2023, California had the highest number of employed people in the United States, with about 18.4 million. Texas had the second-highest number of employed people in the U.S., at 14.5 million people. The annual employment rate of the United States can be accessed here.
Number of employed persons in the United States in 2023, by state
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 1, 2024). Number of employed persons in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223669/state-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of employed persons in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223669/state-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of employed persons in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223669/state-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Employed Persons in The United States in 2023, by State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223669/state-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of employed persons in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223669/state-employment-in-the-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of employed persons in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223669/state-employment-in-the-us/
