Every state and metro area
Which jobs people hold in each place comes from BLS; what AI can do in each job comes from its tasks. Put together: the share of each area's paid hours now and by the end of 2028, on the at , with the across paces. Estimates, from data checked November 10, 2026. Now is projected from METR's April 2026 measurement and Epoch's November 2026 index.
Today the states sit close together, 27% to 36% of paid hours within reach, against 30% across the US. The gap opens as longer tasks come within reach: by the end of 2028 they run from 31% to 52%, because places with more long desk work gain the most later.
Each area page also says what changes for its people and what most of them would learn first, and runs its workforce as BLS publishes it (most of its people) through the scan: the regional report. Every state side by side; for workforce boards and colleges.
| Area | People | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 702K | 36% | 52%48% to 52% | $60B | 48% |
| Maryland | 2.8M | 32% | 40%38% to 40% | $136B | 60% |
| Massachusetts | 3.6M | 31% | 40%38% to 40% | $198B | 60% |
| Colorado | 2.9M | 32% | 39%38% to 40% | $137B | 60% |
| Virginia | 4.1M | 31% | 39%37% to 39% | $195B | 61% |
| Washington | 3.6M | 30% | 38%36% to 38% | $184B | 62% |
| New York | 9.7M | 31% | 38%36% to 38% | $489B | 62% |
| New Jersey | 4.3M | 31% | 37%36% to 38% | $204B | 62% |
| Connecticut | 1.7M | 31% | 37%36% to 37% | $77B | 63% |
| Utah | 1.7M | 31% | 37%36% to 37% | $66B | 63% |
| New Hampshire | 683K | 31% | 37%36% to 37% | $28B | 63% |
| Georgia | 4.9M | 31% | 37%36% to 37% | $188B | 63% |
| Texas | 14M | 31% | 37%36% to 37% | $554B | 63% |
| Rhode Island | 501K | 30% | 37%35% to 37% | $20B | 63% |
| North Carolina | 4.9M | 30% | 37%35% to 37% | $191B | 63% |
| Delaware | 485K | 30% | 37%35% to 37% | $20B | 63% |
| Florida | 9.9M | 31% | 37%36% to 37% | $360B | 63% |
| Minnesota | 2.9M | 30% | 36%35% to 37% | $123B | 64% |
| Arizona | 3.2M | 31% | 36%35% to 36% | $122B | 64% |
| Illinois | 6.1M | 30% | 36%35% to 36% | $248B | 64% |
| California | 18M | 29% | 36%35% to 36% | $864B | 64% |
| Oregon | 2.0M | 30% | 36%35% to 36% | $79B | 64% |
| Michigan | 4.4M | 30% | 36%34% to 36% | $163B | 64% |
| Vermont | 304K | 30% | 35%34% to 36% | $11B | 64% |
| Ohio | 5.6M | 30% | 35%34% to 36% | $202B | 64% |
| Pennsylvania | 6.1M | 29% | 35%34% to 36% | $228B | 64% |
| Alaska | 326K | 29% | 35%34% to 35% | $13B | 65% |
| Tennessee | 3.3M | 30% | 35%34% to 35% | $111B | 65% |
| Missouri | 2.9M | 30% | 35%34% to 35% | $100B | 65% |
| Puerto RicoUS territory | 939K | 30% | 35%34% to 35% | $19B | 65% |
| Nebraska | 1.0M | 29% | 35%34% to 35% | $35B | 65% |
| New Mexico | 871K | 29% | 35%33% to 35% | $31B | 65% |
| Montana | 512K | 29% | 34%33% to 35% | $16B | 65% |
| South Carolina | 2.3M | 29% | 34%33% to 35% | $75B | 65% |
| Oklahoma | 1.7M | 29% | 34%33% to 34% | $53B | 66% |
| Wisconsin | 2.9M | 29% | 34%33% to 35% | $103B | 66% |
| Kansas | 1.4M | 29% | 34%33% to 34% | $47B | 66% |
| Maine | 641K | 29% | 34%33% to 34% | $22B | 66% |
| Idaho | 857K | 29% | 34%33% to 34% | $28B | 66% |
| Alabama | 2.1M | 28% | 34%32% to 34% | $66B | 66% |
| Iowa | 1.6M | 28% | 34%32% to 34% | $50B | 66% |
| Kentucky | 2.0M | 29% | 33%33% to 34% | $60B | 66% |
| GuamUS territory | 67K | 28% | 33%32% to 34% | $1.4B | 66% |
| Arkansas | 1.3M | 28% | 33%32% to 33% | $36B | 67% |
| Hawaii | 628K | 28% | 33%32% to 33% | $22B | 67% |
| West Virginia | 702K | 28% | 33%32% to 33% | $20B | 67% |
| Virgin IslandsUS territory | 32K | 29% | 33%32% to 33% | $705M | 67% |
| Louisiana | 1.9M | 28% | 33%32% to 33% | $56B | 67% |
| South Dakota | 457K | 28% | 33%32% to 33% | $14B | 67% |
| Indiana | 3.2M | 28% | 32%31% to 33% | $101B | 67% |
| Nevada | 1.6M | 28% | 32%31% to 32% | $47B | 68% |
| North Dakota | 429K | 27% | 32%31% to 32% | $13B | 68% |
| Wyoming | 281K | 27% | 32%31% to 32% | $8.2B | 68% |
| Mississippi | 1.2M | 27% | 31%30% to 31% | $28B | 69% |
Now is projected from METR's April 2026 measurement and Epoch's November 2026 index.
Areas as BLS publishes them for May 2025: the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands; 393 metropolitan areas; 137 nonmetropolitan areas. Counts cover every industry. For industries, see every industry.