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US states by construction payroll employment, August 2026

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in August 2026, at 924,900 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,500 jobs. The median was 137,450 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,353,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest924,900Texas
Lowest16,500Vermont
Median137,45048 states
United States8,353,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 113,600 jobsAlaska: 18,500 jobsArizona: 228,200 jobsArkansas: 67,700 jobsCalifornia: 886,200 jobsColorado: 186,400 jobsConnecticut: 66,500 jobsFlorida: 656,700 jobsGeorgia: 232,800 jobsIdaho: 77,100 jobsIllinois: 254,100 jobsIndiana: 181,300 jobsIowa: 87,700 jobsKansas: 77,800 jobsKentucky: 93,800 jobsLouisiana: 152,900 jobsMaine: 35,200 jobsMaryland: 163,000 jobsMassachusetts: 167,900 jobsMichigan: 199,200 jobsMinnesota: 148,600 jobsMississippi: 55,900 jobsMissouri: 160,500 jobsMontana: 37,200 jobsNebraska: 68,600 jobsNevada: 116,800 jobsNew Hampshire: 31,300 jobsNew Jersey: 162,300 jobsNew Mexico: 57,600 jobsNew York: 381,100 jobsNorth Carolina: 297,300 jobsNorth Dakota: 31,200 jobsOhio: 278,200 jobsOklahoma: 93,500 jobsOregon: 113,700 jobsPennsylvania: 261,200 jobsRhode Island: 22,000 jobsSouth Carolina: 128,900 jobsSouth Dakota: 30,500 jobsTennessee: 166,200 jobsTexas: 924,900 jobsUtah: 146,000 jobsVermont: 16,500 jobsVirginia: 227,300 jobsWashington: 216,000 jobsWest Virginia: 34,600 jobsWisconsin: 157,500 jobsWyoming: 24,000 jobs
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jobs, August 2026. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, August 2026

Texas: 924,900 jobsTexas924,900California: 886,200 jobsCalifornia886,200Florida: 656,700 jobsFlorida656,700New York: 381,100 jobsNew York381,100North Carolina: 297,300 jobsNorth Carolina297,300Ohio: 278,200 jobsOhio278,200Pennsylvania: 261,200 jobsPennsylvania261,200Illinois: 254,100 jobsIllinois254,100Georgia: 232,800 jobsGeorgia232,800Arizona: 228,200 jobsArizona228,200Virginia: 227,300 jobsVirginia227,300Washington: 216,000 jobsWashington216,000Michigan: 199,200 jobsMichigan199,200Colorado: 186,400 jobsColorado186,400Indiana: 181,300 jobsIndiana181,300Massachusetts: 167,900 jobsMassachusetts167,900Tennessee: 166,200 jobsTennessee166,200Maryland: 163,000 jobsMaryland163,000New Jersey: 162,300 jobsNew Jersey162,300Missouri: 160,500 jobsMissouri160,500Wisconsin: 157,500 jobsWisconsin157,500Louisiana: 152,900 jobsLouisiana152,900Minnesota: 148,600 jobsMinnesota148,600Utah: 146,000 jobsUtah146,000South Carolina: 128,900 jobsSouth Carolina128,900Nevada: 116,800 jobsNevada116,800Oregon: 113,700 jobsOregon113,700Alabama: 113,600 jobsAlabama113,600Kentucky: 93,800 jobsKentucky93,800Oklahoma: 93,500 jobsOklahoma93,500Iowa: 87,700 jobsIowa87,700Kansas: 77,800 jobsKansas77,800Idaho: 77,100 jobsIdaho77,100Nebraska: 68,600 jobsNebraska68,600Arkansas: 67,700 jobsArkansas67,700Connecticut: 66,500 jobsConnecticut66,500New Mexico: 57,600 jobsNew Mexico57,600Mississippi: 55,900 jobsMississippi55,900Montana: 37,200 jobsMontana37,200Maine: 35,200 jobsMaine35,200West Virginia: 34,600 jobsWest Virginia34,600New Hampshire: 31,300 jobsNew Hampshire31,300North Dakota: 31,200 jobsNorth Dakota31,200South Dakota: 30,500 jobsSouth Dakota30,500Wyoming: 24,000 jobsWyoming24,000Rhode Island: 22,000 jobsRhode Island22,000Alaska: 18,500 jobsAlaska18,500Vermont: 16,500 jobsVermont16,500Texas: 924,900 jobsTexas924,900California: 886,200 jobsCalifornia886,200Florida: 656,700 jobsFlorida656,700New York: 381,100 jobsNew York381,100North Carolina: 297,300 jobsNorth Carolina297,300Ohio: 278,200 jobsOhio278,200Pennsylvania: 261,200 jobsPennsylvania261,200Illinois: 254,100 jobsIllinois254,100Georgia: 232,800 jobsGeorgia232,800Arizona: 228,200 jobsArizona228,200Virginia: 227,300 jobsVirginia227,300Washington: 216,000 jobsWashington216,000Michigan: 199,200 jobsMichigan199,200Colorado: 186,400 jobsColorado186,400Indiana: 181,300 jobsIndiana181,300Massachusetts: 167,900 jobsMassachusetts167,900Tennessee: 166,200 jobsTennessee166,200Maryland: 163,000 jobsMaryland163,000New Jersey: 162,300 jobsNew Jersey162,300Missouri: 160,500 jobsMissouri160,500Wisconsin: 157,500 jobsWisconsin157,500Louisiana: 152,900 jobsLouisiana152,900Minnesota: 148,600 jobsMinnesota148,600Utah: 146,000 jobsUtah146,000South Carolina: 128,900 jobsSouth Carolina128,900Nevada: 116,800 jobsNevada116,800Oregon: 113,700 jobsOregon113,700Alabama: 113,600 jobsAlabama113,600Kentucky: 93,800 jobsKentucky93,800Oklahoma: 93,500 jobsOklahoma93,500Iowa: 87,700 jobsIowa87,700Kansas: 77,800 jobsKansas77,800Idaho: 77,100 jobsIdaho77,100Nebraska: 68,600 jobsNebraska68,600Arkansas: 67,700 jobsArkansas67,700Connecticut: 66,500 jobsConnecticut66,500New Mexico: 57,600 jobsNew Mexico57,600Mississippi: 55,900 jobsMississippi55,900Montana: 37,200 jobsMontana37,200Maine: 35,200 jobsMaine35,200West Virginia: 34,600 jobsWest Virginia34,600New Hampshire: 31,300 jobsNew Hampshire31,300North Dakota: 31,200 jobsNorth Dakota31,200South Dakota: 30,500 jobsSouth Dakota30,500Wyoming: 24,000 jobsWyoming24,000Rhode Island: 22,000 jobsRhode Island22,000Alaska: 18,500 jobsAlaska18,500Vermont: 16,500 jobsVermont16,500
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1Texas Provisional924,900+1.9%
2California Provisional886,200-0.8%
3Florida Provisional656,700+0.3%
4New York Provisional381,100-1.3%
5North Carolina Provisional297,300+6.3%
6Ohio Provisional278,200+6.8%
7Pennsylvania Provisional261,200-1.1%
8Illinois Provisional254,100+5.6%
9Georgia Provisional232,800-1.7%
10Arizona Provisional228,200+2.2%
11Virginia Provisional227,300-1.9%
12Washington Provisional216,000-0.6%
13Michigan Provisional199,200-2%
14Colorado Provisional186,400+1.2%
15Indiana Provisional181,300+2.2%
16Massachusetts Provisional167,900+1.4%
17Tennessee Provisional166,200-0.2%
18Maryland Provisional163,000-1%
19New Jersey Provisional162,300-2.3%
20Missouri Provisional160,500+5.8%
21Wisconsin Provisional157,500+7.1%
22Louisiana Provisional152,900+12.7%
23Minnesota Provisional148,600+5%
24Utah Provisional146,000+3%
25South Carolina Provisional128,900+3.9%
26Nevada Provisional116,800+3.2%
27Oregon Provisional113,700+1.2%
28Alabama Provisional113,600+3.1%
29Kentucky Provisional93,800+1.5%
30Oklahoma Provisional93,500+4.2%
31Iowa Provisional87,700+3.8%
32Kansas Provisional77,800+5.6%
33Idaho Provisional77,100+2.8%
34Nebraska Provisional68,600+6.7%
35Arkansas Provisional67,700+2.3%
36Connecticut Provisional66,500+3.7%
37New Mexico Provisional57,600+4.7%
38Mississippi Provisional55,900+3.7%
39Montana Provisional37,200+0.3%
40Maine Provisional35,200-1.1%
41West Virginia Provisional34,600-2%
42New Hampshire Provisional31,300-3.7%
43North Dakota Provisional31,200+1.6%
44South Dakota Provisional30,500+2.7%
45Wyoming Provisional24,000+7.1%
46Rhode Island Provisional22,000-3.1%
47Alaska Provisional18,500-1.1%
48Vermont Provisional16,500+0.6%

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About this ranking

Number of jobs on construction payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers construction of buildings, heavy and civil engineering construction, and specialty trade contractors.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. BLS publishes no separate statewide figure for Delaware, the District of Columbia and Hawaii. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.62.Construction.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001) (US states by construction payroll employment, 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.62.Construction.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001), US states by construction payroll employment, 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.62.Construction.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/construction-jobs/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). US states by construction payroll employment, 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.62.Construction.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/construction-jobs/us-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001), US states by construction payroll employment, 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.62.Construction.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/construction-jobs/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 924,900 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,500 jobs in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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