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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in November 2025, at 905,500 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,100 jobs. The median was 131,750 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,279,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest905,500Texas
Lowest16,100Vermont
Median131,75048 states
United States8,279,000History

Map of states, November 2025

Alabama: 109,500 jobsAlaska: 18,800 jobsArizona: 221,800 jobsArkansas: 66,300 jobsCalifornia: 885,900 jobsColorado: 185,100 jobsConnecticut: 64,800 jobsFlorida: 648,600 jobsGeorgia: 236,400 jobsIdaho: 77,100 jobsIllinois: 241,400 jobsIndiana: 176,500 jobsIowa: 83,800 jobsKansas: 75,500 jobsKentucky: 92,500 jobsLouisiana: 139,000 jobsMaine: 35,800 jobsMaryland: 167,100 jobsMassachusetts: 165,000 jobsMichigan: 201,700 jobsMinnesota: 148,700 jobsMississippi: 54,600 jobsMissouri: 154,700 jobsMontana: 36,800 jobsNebraska: 64,800 jobsNevada: 113,100 jobsNew Hampshire: 32,400 jobsNew Jersey: 166,200 jobsNew Mexico: 53,400 jobsNew York: 385,600 jobsNorth Carolina: 282,700 jobsNorth Dakota: 30,900 jobsOhio: 260,600 jobsOklahoma: 90,500 jobsOregon: 113,000 jobsPennsylvania: 265,300 jobsRhode Island: 22,700 jobsSouth Carolina: 124,500 jobsSouth Dakota: 29,000 jobsTennessee: 167,200 jobsTexas: 905,500 jobsUtah: 141,900 jobsVermont: 16,100 jobsVirginia: 226,700 jobsWashington: 214,400 jobsWest Virginia: 35,600 jobsWisconsin: 148,300 jobsWyoming: 23,400 jobs
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jobs, November 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, November 2025

Texas: 905,500 jobsTexas905,500California: 885,900 jobsCalifornia885,900Florida: 648,600 jobsFlorida648,600New York: 385,600 jobsNew York385,600North Carolina: 282,700 jobsNorth Carolina282,700Pennsylvania: 265,300 jobsPennsylvania265,300Ohio: 260,600 jobsOhio260,600Illinois: 241,400 jobsIllinois241,400Georgia: 236,400 jobsGeorgia236,400Virginia: 226,700 jobsVirginia226,700Arizona: 221,800 jobsArizona221,800Washington: 214,400 jobsWashington214,400Michigan: 201,700 jobsMichigan201,700Colorado: 185,100 jobsColorado185,100Indiana: 176,500 jobsIndiana176,500Tennessee: 167,200 jobsTennessee167,200Maryland: 167,100 jobsMaryland167,100New Jersey: 166,200 jobsNew Jersey166,200Massachusetts: 165,000 jobsMassachusetts165,000Missouri: 154,700 jobsMissouri154,700Minnesota: 148,700 jobsMinnesota148,700Wisconsin: 148,300 jobsWisconsin148,300Utah: 141,900 jobsUtah141,900Louisiana: 139,000 jobsLouisiana139,000South Carolina: 124,500 jobsSouth Carolina124,500Nevada: 113,100 jobsNevada113,100Oregon: 113,000 jobsOregon113,000Alabama: 109,500 jobsAlabama109,500Kentucky: 92,500 jobsKentucky92,500Oklahoma: 90,500 jobsOklahoma90,500Iowa: 83,800 jobsIowa83,800Idaho: 77,100 jobsIdaho77,100Kansas: 75,500 jobsKansas75,500Arkansas: 66,300 jobsArkansas66,300Connecticut: 64,800 jobsConnecticut64,800Nebraska: 64,800 jobsNebraska64,800Mississippi: 54,600 jobsMississippi54,600New Mexico: 53,400 jobsNew Mexico53,400Montana: 36,800 jobsMontana36,800Maine: 35,800 jobsMaine35,800West Virginia: 35,600 jobsWest Virginia35,600New Hampshire: 32,400 jobsNew Hampshire32,400North Dakota: 30,900 jobsNorth Dakota30,900South Dakota: 29,000 jobsSouth Dakota29,000Wyoming: 23,400 jobsWyoming23,400Rhode Island: 22,700 jobsRhode Island22,700Alaska: 18,800 jobsAlaska18,800Vermont: 16,100 jobsVermont16,100Texas: 905,500 jobsTexas905,500California: 885,900 jobsCalifornia885,900Florida: 648,600 jobsFlorida648,600New York: 385,600 jobsNew York385,600North Carolina: 282,700 jobsNorth Carolina282,700Pennsylvania: 265,300 jobsPennsylvania265,300Ohio: 260,600 jobsOhio260,600Illinois: 241,400 jobsIllinois241,400Georgia: 236,400 jobsGeorgia236,400Virginia: 226,700 jobsVirginia226,700Arizona: 221,800 jobsArizona221,800Washington: 214,400 jobsWashington214,400Michigan: 201,700 jobsMichigan201,700Colorado: 185,100 jobsColorado185,100Indiana: 176,500 jobsIndiana176,500Tennessee: 167,200 jobsTennessee167,200Maryland: 167,100 jobsMaryland167,100New Jersey: 166,200 jobsNew Jersey166,200Massachusetts: 165,000 jobsMassachusetts165,000Missouri: 154,700 jobsMissouri154,700Minnesota: 148,700 jobsMinnesota148,700Wisconsin: 148,300 jobsWisconsin148,300Utah: 141,900 jobsUtah141,900Louisiana: 139,000 jobsLouisiana139,000South Carolina: 124,500 jobsSouth Carolina124,500Nevada: 113,100 jobsNevada113,100Oregon: 113,000 jobsOregon113,000Alabama: 109,500 jobsAlabama109,500Kentucky: 92,500 jobsKentucky92,500Oklahoma: 90,500 jobsOklahoma90,500Iowa: 83,800 jobsIowa83,800Idaho: 77,100 jobsIdaho77,100Kansas: 75,500 jobsKansas75,500Arkansas: 66,300 jobsArkansas66,300Connecticut: 64,800 jobsConnecticut64,800Nebraska: 64,800 jobsNebraska64,800Mississippi: 54,600 jobsMississippi54,600New Mexico: 53,400 jobsNew Mexico53,400Montana: 36,800 jobsMontana36,800Maine: 35,800 jobsMaine35,800West Virginia: 35,600 jobsWest Virginia35,600New Hampshire: 32,400 jobsNew Hampshire32,400North Dakota: 30,900 jobsNorth Dakota30,900South Dakota: 29,000 jobsSouth Dakota29,000Wyoming: 23,400 jobsWyoming23,400Rhode Island: 22,700 jobsRhode Island22,700Alaska: 18,800 jobsAlaska18,800Vermont: 16,100 jobsVermont16,100
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesNovember 2025
jobs		Change on November 2024
1Texas905,500+2.7%
2California885,900-2.5%
3Florida648,600-1.4%
4New York385,600-1.3%
5North Carolina282,700+3.3%
6Pennsylvania265,300+1.8%
7Ohio260,600+2.2%
8Illinois241,400+1.5%
9Georgia236,400+1.8%
10Virginia226,700+2.2%
11Arizona221,800-2.6%
12Washington214,400-2.5%
13Michigan201,700+2%
14Colorado185,100-1.1%
15Indiana176,500+2.5%
16Tennessee167,200+2.1%
17Maryland167,100+1.5%
18New Jersey166,200+0.5%
19Massachusetts165,000-2.5%
20Missouri154,700+4.3%
21Minnesota148,700+6.4%
22Wisconsin148,300+3.5%
23Utah141,900+0.3%
24Louisiana139,000-1.9%
25South Carolina124,500+3.6%
26Nevada113,100+2%
27Oregon113,000-2.4%
28Alabama109,500+1.9%
29Kentucky92,500-0.3%
30Oklahoma90,500+3.5%
31Iowa83,800+0.1%
32Idaho77,100+5.5%
33Kansas75,500+3.9%
34Arkansas66,300-1.5%
35Connecticut64,800+1.7%
35Nebraska64,800+1.9%
37Mississippi54,600+6.6%
38New Mexico53,400-2.7%
39Montana36,800-0.8%
40Maine35,800+0.3%
41West Virginia35,600+6.6%
42New Hampshire32,4000%
43North Dakota30,900+2.7%
44South Dakota29,000-2.7%
45Wyoming23,400-1.7%
46Rhode Island22,700+0.9%
47Alaska18,800-0.5%
48Vermont16,100-1.8%

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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, 2025-11. 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=2025-11. 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, 2025-11 [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=2025-11 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 905,500 jobs in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,100 jobs in November 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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