Rank List: States in Profile

Department of Defense, including Ship Building and Hospitals - % of Total Employment in November 2025

Rank	State	FIPS Code	% of Total Emp.
1	District of Columbia	11000	28.5%
2	Wyoming	56000	24.6%
3	Alaska	02000	24.3%
4	New Mexico	35000	21.9%
5	West Virginia	54000	20.9%
6	Oklahoma	40000	20.6%
7	Mississippi	28000	19.9%
8	North Dakota	38000	19.5%
9	Hawaii	15000	19.3%
10	Maryland	24000	19.2%
11	Alabama	01000	19.1%
12	Vermont	50000	18.7%
13	Virginia	51000	18.0%
14	Kansas	20000	17.9%
15	South Dakota	46000	17.7%
16	Montana	30000	17.5%
17	Iowa	19000	17.2%
18	Nebraska	31000	17.1%
19	Colorado	08000	16.7%
19	Washington	53000	16.7%
21	Louisiana	22000	16.3%
21	South Carolina	45000	16.3%
23	Utah	49000	16.1%
24	Maine	23000	15.9%
24	Oregon	41000	15.9%
26	Kentucky	21000	15.6%
26	Missouri	29000	15.6%
28	Arkansas	05000	15.4%
28	North Carolina	37000	15.4%
30	California	06000	15.1%
30	Texas	48000	15.1%
32	New York	36000	15.0%
33	Delaware	10000	14.6%
33	Idaho	16000	14.6%
35	Minnesota	27000	14.4%
36	Georgia	13000	14.3%
36	Michigan	26000	14.3%
36	New Jersey	34000	14.3%
39	Connecticut	09000	14.1%
40	Illinois	17000	13.9%
40	Ohio	39000	13.9%
42	Tennessee	47000	13.8%
43	Wisconsin	55000	13.7%
44	Arizona	04000	13.3%
44	Indiana	18000	13.3%
46	Rhode Island	44000	13.0%
47	New Hampshire	33000	12.9%
48	Massachusetts	25000	12.8%
49	Florida	12000	11.8%
49	Nevada	32000	11.8%
51	Pennsylvania	42000	11.4%

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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