10 states, metro areas with highest employment levels for RNs

There were approximately 2.9 million registered nurses in the United States, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Here are the five states with the highest employment levels for RNs:

• California: 282,290
• Texas: 212,230
• New York: 180,170
• Florida : 178,330
• Pennsylvania: 143,130

Here are the five metropolitan areas with the highest employment levels for RNs:

• New York-Jersey City-White Plains, N.Y.-N.J., metropolitan division: 122,780
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., metropolitan division: 79,420
• Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Ill., metropolitan division: 75,320
• Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas: 51,610
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass., NECTA division: 43,150

Note: The most recent BoL data available for this occupation is from May 2017. The above estimates do not include self-employed workers.

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