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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in October 2025, at 903,600 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,000 jobs. The median was 129,850 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,243,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest903,600Texas
Lowest16,000Vermont
Median129,85048 states
United States8,243,000History

Map of states, October 2025

Alabama: 110,400 jobsAlaska: 18,900 jobsArizona: 221,700 jobsArkansas: 65,900 jobsCalifornia: 880,800 jobsColorado: 185,400 jobsConnecticut: 64,100 jobsFlorida: 650,300 jobsGeorgia: 237,100 jobsIdaho: 76,100 jobsIllinois: 239,200 jobsIndiana: 176,400 jobsIowa: 82,900 jobsKansas: 74,700 jobsKentucky: 92,500 jobsLouisiana: 135,800 jobsMaine: 35,600 jobsMaryland: 165,400 jobsMassachusetts: 163,500 jobsMichigan: 203,100 jobsMinnesota: 144,600 jobsMississippi: 54,400 jobsMissouri: 152,200 jobsMontana: 37,500 jobsNebraska: 64,900 jobsNevada: 114,400 jobsNew Hampshire: 32,600 jobsNew Jersey: 166,700 jobsNew Mexico: 53,900 jobsNew York: 385,000 jobsNorth Carolina: 281,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 30,100 jobsOhio: 258,500 jobsOklahoma: 90,800 jobsOregon: 112,800 jobsPennsylvania: 263,700 jobsRhode Island: 22,700 jobsSouth Carolina: 123,900 jobsSouth Dakota: 30,200 jobsTennessee: 166,700 jobsTexas: 903,600 jobsUtah: 141,800 jobsVermont: 16,000 jobsVirginia: 227,000 jobsWashington: 216,500 jobsWest Virginia: 35,500 jobsWisconsin: 147,600 jobsWyoming: 23,100 jobs
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jobs, October 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, October 2025

Texas: 903,600 jobsTexas903,600California: 880,800 jobsCalifornia880,800Florida: 650,300 jobsFlorida650,300New York: 385,000 jobsNew York385,000North Carolina: 281,000 jobsNorth Carolina281,000Pennsylvania: 263,700 jobsPennsylvania263,700Ohio: 258,500 jobsOhio258,500Illinois: 239,200 jobsIllinois239,200Georgia: 237,100 jobsGeorgia237,100Virginia: 227,000 jobsVirginia227,000Arizona: 221,700 jobsArizona221,700Washington: 216,500 jobsWashington216,500Michigan: 203,100 jobsMichigan203,100Colorado: 185,400 jobsColorado185,400Indiana: 176,400 jobsIndiana176,400New Jersey: 166,700 jobsNew Jersey166,700Tennessee: 166,700 jobsTennessee166,700Maryland: 165,400 jobsMaryland165,400Massachusetts: 163,500 jobsMassachusetts163,500Missouri: 152,200 jobsMissouri152,200Wisconsin: 147,600 jobsWisconsin147,600Minnesota: 144,600 jobsMinnesota144,600Utah: 141,800 jobsUtah141,800Louisiana: 135,800 jobsLouisiana135,800South Carolina: 123,900 jobsSouth Carolina123,900Nevada: 114,400 jobsNevada114,400Oregon: 112,800 jobsOregon112,800Alabama: 110,400 jobsAlabama110,400Kentucky: 92,500 jobsKentucky92,500Oklahoma: 90,800 jobsOklahoma90,800Iowa: 82,900 jobsIowa82,900Idaho: 76,100 jobsIdaho76,100Kansas: 74,700 jobsKansas74,700Arkansas: 65,900 jobsArkansas65,900Nebraska: 64,900 jobsNebraska64,900Connecticut: 64,100 jobsConnecticut64,100Mississippi: 54,400 jobsMississippi54,400New Mexico: 53,900 jobsNew Mexico53,900Montana: 37,500 jobsMontana37,500Maine: 35,600 jobsMaine35,600West Virginia: 35,500 jobsWest Virginia35,500New Hampshire: 32,600 jobsNew Hampshire32,600South Dakota: 30,200 jobsSouth Dakota30,200North Dakota: 30,100 jobsNorth Dakota30,100Wyoming: 23,100 jobsWyoming23,100Rhode Island: 22,700 jobsRhode Island22,700Alaska: 18,900 jobsAlaska18,900Vermont: 16,000 jobsVermont16,000Texas: 903,600 jobsTexas903,600California: 880,800 jobsCalifornia880,800Florida: 650,300 jobsFlorida650,300New York: 385,000 jobsNew York385,000North Carolina: 281,000 jobsNorth Carolina281,000Pennsylvania: 263,700 jobsPennsylvania263,700Ohio: 258,500 jobsOhio258,500Illinois: 239,200 jobsIllinois239,200Georgia: 237,100 jobsGeorgia237,100Virginia: 227,000 jobsVirginia227,000Arizona: 221,700 jobsArizona221,700Washington: 216,500 jobsWashington216,500Michigan: 203,100 jobsMichigan203,100Colorado: 185,400 jobsColorado185,400Indiana: 176,400 jobsIndiana176,400New Jersey: 166,700 jobsNew Jersey166,700Tennessee: 166,700 jobsTennessee166,700Maryland: 165,400 jobsMaryland165,400Massachusetts: 163,500 jobsMassachusetts163,500Missouri: 152,200 jobsMissouri152,200Wisconsin: 147,600 jobsWisconsin147,600Minnesota: 144,600 jobsMinnesota144,600Utah: 141,800 jobsUtah141,800Louisiana: 135,800 jobsLouisiana135,800South Carolina: 123,900 jobsSouth Carolina123,900Nevada: 114,400 jobsNevada114,400Oregon: 112,800 jobsOregon112,800Alabama: 110,400 jobsAlabama110,400Kentucky: 92,500 jobsKentucky92,500Oklahoma: 90,800 jobsOklahoma90,800Iowa: 82,900 jobsIowa82,900Idaho: 76,100 jobsIdaho76,100Kansas: 74,700 jobsKansas74,700Arkansas: 65,900 jobsArkansas65,900Nebraska: 64,900 jobsNebraska64,900Connecticut: 64,100 jobsConnecticut64,100Mississippi: 54,400 jobsMississippi54,400New Mexico: 53,900 jobsNew Mexico53,900Montana: 37,500 jobsMontana37,500Maine: 35,600 jobsMaine35,600West Virginia: 35,500 jobsWest Virginia35,500New Hampshire: 32,600 jobsNew Hampshire32,600South Dakota: 30,200 jobsSouth Dakota30,200North Dakota: 30,100 jobsNorth Dakota30,100Wyoming: 23,100 jobsWyoming23,100Rhode Island: 22,700 jobsRhode Island22,700Alaska: 18,900 jobsAlaska18,900Vermont: 16,000 jobsVermont16,000
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesOctober 2025
jobs		Change on October 2024
1Texas903,600+3.2%
2California880,800-3.3%
3Florida650,300+1.2%
4New York385,000-1.4%
5North Carolina281,000+3%
6Pennsylvania263,700+1.2%
7Ohio258,500+1.9%
8Illinois239,200+1%
9Georgia237,100+2.2%
10Virginia227,000+2.8%
11Arizona221,700-2.4%
12Washington216,500-1.8%
13Michigan203,100+2.8%
14Colorado185,400-1%
15Indiana176,400+2.9%
16New Jersey166,700+1%
16Tennessee166,700+2%
18Maryland165,400+0.9%
19Massachusetts163,500-3.5%
20Missouri152,200+3.2%
21Wisconsin147,600+3.6%
22Minnesota144,600+4.5%
23Utah141,800+0.6%
24Louisiana135,800-3.9%
25South Carolina123,900+3.4%
26Nevada114,400+3.4%
27Oregon112,800-3.1%
28Alabama110,400+3%
29Kentucky92,500-0.3%
30Oklahoma90,800+4.7%
31Iowa82,900-0.2%
32Idaho76,100+4.2%
33Kansas74,700+3%
34Arkansas65,900-2.2%
35Nebraska64,900+2.9%
36Connecticut64,100+0.6%
37Mississippi54,400+6.5%
38New Mexico53,900-1.1%
39Montana37,500+0.8%
40Maine35,6000%
41West Virginia35,500+7.6%
42New Hampshire32,600+0.6%
43South Dakota30,200+2%
44North Dakota30,100-0.3%
45Wyoming23,100-3.8%
46Rhode Island22,700+1.3%
47Alaska18,900+0.5%
48Vermont16,000-1.8%

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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, 2025-10. 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=2025-10. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 903,600 jobs in October 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,000 jobs in October 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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