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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in September 2025, at 906,600 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,400 jobs. The median was 130,050 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,255,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest906,600Texas
Lowest16,400Vermont
Median130,05048 states
United States8,255,000History

Map of states, September 2025

Alabama: 110,300 jobsAlaska: 18,700 jobsArizona: 222,600 jobsArkansas: 66,100 jobsCalifornia: 888,600 jobsColorado: 184,100 jobsConnecticut: 64,100 jobsFlorida: 653,700 jobsGeorgia: 236,700 jobsIdaho: 75,300 jobsIllinois: 240,200 jobsIndiana: 177,300 jobsIowa: 84,600 jobsKansas: 73,600 jobsKentucky: 92,800 jobsLouisiana: 135,400 jobsMaine: 35,500 jobsMaryland: 164,900 jobsMassachusetts: 165,700 jobsMichigan: 203,200 jobsMinnesota: 142,200 jobsMississippi: 53,700 jobsMissouri: 151,900 jobsMontana: 37,100 jobsNebraska: 64,100 jobsNevada: 113,100 jobsNew Hampshire: 32,500 jobsNew Jersey: 166,100 jobsNew Mexico: 55,000 jobsNew York: 385,900 jobsNorth Carolina: 279,900 jobsNorth Dakota: 30,900 jobsOhio: 260,500 jobsOklahoma: 89,700 jobsOregon: 111,600 jobsPennsylvania: 264,300 jobsRhode Island: 22,500 jobsSouth Carolina: 124,700 jobsSouth Dakota: 29,600 jobsTennessee: 166,700 jobsTexas: 906,600 jobsUtah: 141,900 jobsVermont: 16,400 jobsVirginia: 231,700 jobsWashington: 217,200 jobsWest Virginia: 35,400 jobsWisconsin: 146,800 jobsWyoming: 22,500 jobs
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jobs, September 2025. 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, September 2025

Texas: 906,600 jobsTexas906,600California: 888,600 jobsCalifornia888,600Florida: 653,700 jobsFlorida653,700New York: 385,900 jobsNew York385,900North Carolina: 279,900 jobsNorth Carolina279,900Pennsylvania: 264,300 jobsPennsylvania264,300Ohio: 260,500 jobsOhio260,500Illinois: 240,200 jobsIllinois240,200Georgia: 236,700 jobsGeorgia236,700Virginia: 231,700 jobsVirginia231,700Arizona: 222,600 jobsArizona222,600Washington: 217,200 jobsWashington217,200Michigan: 203,200 jobsMichigan203,200Colorado: 184,100 jobsColorado184,100Indiana: 177,300 jobsIndiana177,300Tennessee: 166,700 jobsTennessee166,700New Jersey: 166,100 jobsNew Jersey166,100Massachusetts: 165,700 jobsMassachusetts165,700Maryland: 164,900 jobsMaryland164,900Missouri: 151,900 jobsMissouri151,900Wisconsin: 146,800 jobsWisconsin146,800Minnesota: 142,200 jobsMinnesota142,200Utah: 141,900 jobsUtah141,900Louisiana: 135,400 jobsLouisiana135,400South Carolina: 124,700 jobsSouth Carolina124,700Nevada: 113,100 jobsNevada113,100Oregon: 111,600 jobsOregon111,600Alabama: 110,300 jobsAlabama110,300Kentucky: 92,800 jobsKentucky92,800Oklahoma: 89,700 jobsOklahoma89,700Iowa: 84,600 jobsIowa84,600Idaho: 75,300 jobsIdaho75,300Kansas: 73,600 jobsKansas73,600Arkansas: 66,100 jobsArkansas66,100Connecticut: 64,100 jobsConnecticut64,100Nebraska: 64,100 jobsNebraska64,100New Mexico: 55,000 jobsNew Mexico55,000Mississippi: 53,700 jobsMississippi53,700Montana: 37,100 jobsMontana37,100Maine: 35,500 jobsMaine35,500West Virginia: 35,400 jobsWest Virginia35,400New Hampshire: 32,500 jobsNew Hampshire32,500North Dakota: 30,900 jobsNorth Dakota30,900South Dakota: 29,600 jobsSouth Dakota29,600Rhode Island: 22,500 jobsRhode Island22,500Wyoming: 22,500 jobsWyoming22,500Alaska: 18,700 jobsAlaska18,700Vermont: 16,400 jobsVermont16,400Texas: 906,600 jobsTexas906,600California: 888,600 jobsCalifornia888,600Florida: 653,700 jobsFlorida653,700New York: 385,900 jobsNew York385,900North Carolina: 279,900 jobsNorth Carolina279,900Pennsylvania: 264,300 jobsPennsylvania264,300Ohio: 260,500 jobsOhio260,500Illinois: 240,200 jobsIllinois240,200Georgia: 236,700 jobsGeorgia236,700Virginia: 231,700 jobsVirginia231,700Arizona: 222,600 jobsArizona222,600Washington: 217,200 jobsWashington217,200Michigan: 203,200 jobsMichigan203,200Colorado: 184,100 jobsColorado184,100Indiana: 177,300 jobsIndiana177,300Tennessee: 166,700 jobsTennessee166,700New Jersey: 166,100 jobsNew Jersey166,100Massachusetts: 165,700 jobsMassachusetts165,700Maryland: 164,900 jobsMaryland164,900Missouri: 151,900 jobsMissouri151,900Wisconsin: 146,800 jobsWisconsin146,800Minnesota: 142,200 jobsMinnesota142,200Utah: 141,900 jobsUtah141,900Louisiana: 135,400 jobsLouisiana135,400South Carolina: 124,700 jobsSouth Carolina124,700Nevada: 113,100 jobsNevada113,100Oregon: 111,600 jobsOregon111,600Alabama: 110,300 jobsAlabama110,300Kentucky: 92,800 jobsKentucky92,800Oklahoma: 89,700 jobsOklahoma89,700Iowa: 84,600 jobsIowa84,600Idaho: 75,300 jobsIdaho75,300Kansas: 73,600 jobsKansas73,600Arkansas: 66,100 jobsArkansas66,100Connecticut: 64,100 jobsConnecticut64,100Nebraska: 64,100 jobsNebraska64,100New Mexico: 55,000 jobsNew Mexico55,000Mississippi: 53,700 jobsMississippi53,700Montana: 37,100 jobsMontana37,100Maine: 35,500 jobsMaine35,500West Virginia: 35,400 jobsWest Virginia35,400New Hampshire: 32,500 jobsNew Hampshire32,500North Dakota: 30,900 jobsNorth Dakota30,900South Dakota: 29,600 jobsSouth Dakota29,600Rhode Island: 22,500 jobsRhode Island22,500Wyoming: 22,500 jobsWyoming22,500Alaska: 18,700 jobsAlaska18,700Vermont: 16,400 jobsVermont16,400
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesSeptember 2025
jobs		Change on September 2024
1Texas906,600+4.2%
2California888,600-2.4%
3Florida653,700-0.6%
4New York385,900-1.4%
5North Carolina279,900+2.1%
6Pennsylvania264,300+1.8%
7Ohio260,500+3.3%
8Illinois240,200+1.1%
9Georgia236,700+2.6%
10Virginia231,700+5.1%
11Arizona222,600-2.2%
12Washington217,200-1.8%
13Michigan203,200+3.2%
14Colorado184,100-1.8%
15Indiana177,300+3.6%
16Tennessee166,700+1.3%
17New Jersey166,100+0.4%
18Massachusetts165,700-2.4%
19Maryland164,900+0.3%
20Missouri151,900+3%
21Wisconsin146,800+3.2%
22Minnesota142,200+3.3%
23Utah141,900+0.9%
24Louisiana135,400-4%
25South Carolina124,700+4.9%
26Nevada113,100+2.4%
27Oregon111,600-4.9%
28Alabama110,300+1.9%
29Kentucky92,800-0.6%
30Oklahoma89,700+3.9%
31Iowa84,600+0.7%
32Idaho75,300+4.1%
33Kansas73,600+1.7%
34Arkansas66,100-1.9%
35Connecticut64,100+0.6%
35Nebraska64,100+2.1%
37New Mexico55,000+1.1%
38Mississippi53,700+5.1%
39Montana37,100-0.5%
40Maine35,500-0.3%
41West Virginia35,400+6.9%
42New Hampshire32,500+0.3%
43North Dakota30,900+3.3%
44South Dakota29,600+0.7%
45Rhode Island22,500+0.4%
45Wyoming22,500-6.3%
47Alaska18,700+1.1%
48Vermont16,400+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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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001), US states by construction payroll employment, 2025-09. 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?period=2025-09. 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, 2025-09 [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?period=2025-09 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 906,600 jobs in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,400 jobs in September 2025.

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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