Professional services share of private-sector jobs: U.S. states ranked
Measure: Professional services share of private-sector jobs (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Professional, scientific and technical services jobs by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.
National value: 7.4 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 3.5 to 5 %
- Group 2: 5 to 6.2 %
- Group 3: 6.2 to 6.9 %
- Group 4: 6.9 to 8 %
- Highest: 8 to 21.2 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: County Business Patterns counts employer establishments only; states' values for small subsectors may be withheld (blank) to avoid disclosing individual businesses.
| 1 | District of Columbia | 21.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Virginia | 15 |
| 3 | Maryland | 12.2 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 10.6 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 9.7 |
| 6 | Colorado | 9.5 |
| 7 | California | 8.7 |
| 7 | Delaware | 8.7 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 8.7 |
| 10 | Illinois | 8.3 |
| 11 | Michigan | 8 |
| 12 | New York | 7.9 |
| 12 | Washington | 7.9 |
| 14 | Alaska | 7.5 |
| 15 | Georgia | 7.4 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 7.4 |
| 17 | Texas | 7.3 |
| 18 | Utah | 7.2 |
| 19 | Missouri | 7.1 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 7 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 6.9 |
| 22 | Alabama | 6.6 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | 6.6 |
| 24 | Arizona | 6.5 |
| 24 | Maine | 6.5 |
| 26 | Oregon | 6.4 |
| 27 | Idaho | 6.3 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | 6.3 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 6.3 |
| 30 | Florida | 6.2 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | 6.2 |
| 32 | Louisiana | 6 |
| 33 | Kansas | 5.9 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 5.8 |
| 35 | Montana | 5.6 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 5.6 |
| 37 | Ohio | 5.5 |
| 38 | Nevada | 5.3 |
| 38 | Vermont | 5.3 |
| 40 | Indiana | 5.2 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 5 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 4.8 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 4.7 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 4.7 |
| 45 | Iowa | 4.6 |
| 46 | Kentucky | 4.5 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 4.4 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 4.3 |
| 49 | South Dakota | 3.7 |
| 50 | Arkansas | 3.6 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 3.5 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 54 and 00 (all sectors)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2023.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by professional services share of private-sector jobs (%, derived) (2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sector 54 (professional, scientific, and technical services); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-professional-services-share-of-private-sector-jobs/