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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in December 2025, at 903,400 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,200 jobs. The median was 132,650 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,272,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest903,400Texas
Lowest16,200Vermont
Median132,65048 states
United States8,272,000History

Map of states, December 2025

Alabama: 109,700 jobsAlaska: 18,400 jobsArizona: 222,700 jobsArkansas: 66,400 jobsCalifornia: 880,800 jobsColorado: 186,500 jobsConnecticut: 64,800 jobsFlorida: 647,200 jobsGeorgia: 236,200 jobsIdaho: 77,700 jobsIllinois: 237,300 jobsIndiana: 174,200 jobsIowa: 83,700 jobsKansas: 74,400 jobsKentucky: 92,900 jobsLouisiana: 140,100 jobsMaine: 36,000 jobsMaryland: 166,800 jobsMassachusetts: 165,200 jobsMichigan: 199,500 jobsMinnesota: 142,700 jobsMississippi: 53,900 jobsMissouri: 154,900 jobsMontana: 36,900 jobsNebraska: 64,600 jobsNevada: 110,700 jobsNew Hampshire: 32,600 jobsNew Jersey: 166,200 jobsNew Mexico: 53,900 jobsNew York: 387,400 jobsNorth Carolina: 283,600 jobsNorth Dakota: 30,700 jobsOhio: 262,200 jobsOklahoma: 89,900 jobsOregon: 110,600 jobsPennsylvania: 263,000 jobsRhode Island: 23,200 jobsSouth Carolina: 125,200 jobsSouth Dakota: 29,300 jobsTennessee: 166,100 jobsTexas: 903,400 jobsUtah: 142,000 jobsVermont: 16,200 jobsVirginia: 226,800 jobsWashington: 214,900 jobsWest Virginia: 35,500 jobsWisconsin: 150,400 jobsWyoming: 23,400 jobs
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jobs, December 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, December 2025

Texas: 903,400 jobsTexas903,400California: 880,800 jobsCalifornia880,800Florida: 647,200 jobsFlorida647,200New York: 387,400 jobsNew York387,400North Carolina: 283,600 jobsNorth Carolina283,600Pennsylvania: 263,000 jobsPennsylvania263,000Ohio: 262,200 jobsOhio262,200Illinois: 237,300 jobsIllinois237,300Georgia: 236,200 jobsGeorgia236,200Virginia: 226,800 jobsVirginia226,800Arizona: 222,700 jobsArizona222,700Washington: 214,900 jobsWashington214,900Michigan: 199,500 jobsMichigan199,500Colorado: 186,500 jobsColorado186,500Indiana: 174,200 jobsIndiana174,200Maryland: 166,800 jobsMaryland166,800New Jersey: 166,200 jobsNew Jersey166,200Tennessee: 166,100 jobsTennessee166,100Massachusetts: 165,200 jobsMassachusetts165,200Missouri: 154,900 jobsMissouri154,900Wisconsin: 150,400 jobsWisconsin150,400Minnesota: 142,700 jobsMinnesota142,700Utah: 142,000 jobsUtah142,000Louisiana: 140,100 jobsLouisiana140,100South Carolina: 125,200 jobsSouth Carolina125,200Nevada: 110,700 jobsNevada110,700Oregon: 110,600 jobsOregon110,600Alabama: 109,700 jobsAlabama109,700Kentucky: 92,900 jobsKentucky92,900Oklahoma: 89,900 jobsOklahoma89,900Iowa: 83,700 jobsIowa83,700Idaho: 77,700 jobsIdaho77,700Kansas: 74,400 jobsKansas74,400Arkansas: 66,400 jobsArkansas66,400Connecticut: 64,800 jobsConnecticut64,800Nebraska: 64,600 jobsNebraska64,600Mississippi: 53,900 jobsMississippi53,900New Mexico: 53,900 jobsNew Mexico53,900Montana: 36,900 jobsMontana36,900Maine: 36,000 jobsMaine36,000West Virginia: 35,500 jobsWest Virginia35,500New Hampshire: 32,600 jobsNew Hampshire32,600North Dakota: 30,700 jobsNorth Dakota30,700South Dakota: 29,300 jobsSouth Dakota29,300Wyoming: 23,400 jobsWyoming23,400Rhode Island: 23,200 jobsRhode Island23,200Alaska: 18,400 jobsAlaska18,400Vermont: 16,200 jobsVermont16,200Texas: 903,400 jobsTexas903,400California: 880,800 jobsCalifornia880,800Florida: 647,200 jobsFlorida647,200New York: 387,400 jobsNew York387,400North Carolina: 283,600 jobsNorth Carolina283,600Pennsylvania: 263,000 jobsPennsylvania263,000Ohio: 262,200 jobsOhio262,200Illinois: 237,300 jobsIllinois237,300Georgia: 236,200 jobsGeorgia236,200Virginia: 226,800 jobsVirginia226,800Arizona: 222,700 jobsArizona222,700Washington: 214,900 jobsWashington214,900Michigan: 199,500 jobsMichigan199,500Colorado: 186,500 jobsColorado186,500Indiana: 174,200 jobsIndiana174,200Maryland: 166,800 jobsMaryland166,800New Jersey: 166,200 jobsNew Jersey166,200Tennessee: 166,100 jobsTennessee166,100Massachusetts: 165,200 jobsMassachusetts165,200Missouri: 154,900 jobsMissouri154,900Wisconsin: 150,400 jobsWisconsin150,400Minnesota: 142,700 jobsMinnesota142,700Utah: 142,000 jobsUtah142,000Louisiana: 140,100 jobsLouisiana140,100South Carolina: 125,200 jobsSouth Carolina125,200Nevada: 110,700 jobsNevada110,700Oregon: 110,600 jobsOregon110,600Alabama: 109,700 jobsAlabama109,700Kentucky: 92,900 jobsKentucky92,900Oklahoma: 89,900 jobsOklahoma89,900Iowa: 83,700 jobsIowa83,700Idaho: 77,700 jobsIdaho77,700Kansas: 74,400 jobsKansas74,400Arkansas: 66,400 jobsArkansas66,400Connecticut: 64,800 jobsConnecticut64,800Nebraska: 64,600 jobsNebraska64,600Mississippi: 53,900 jobsMississippi53,900New Mexico: 53,900 jobsNew Mexico53,900Montana: 36,900 jobsMontana36,900Maine: 36,000 jobsMaine36,000West Virginia: 35,500 jobsWest Virginia35,500New Hampshire: 32,600 jobsNew Hampshire32,600North Dakota: 30,700 jobsNorth Dakota30,700South Dakota: 29,300 jobsSouth Dakota29,300Wyoming: 23,400 jobsWyoming23,400Rhode Island: 23,200 jobsRhode Island23,200Alaska: 18,400 jobsAlaska18,400Vermont: 16,200 jobsVermont16,200
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesDecember 2025
jobs		Change on December 2024
1Texas903,400+2.4%
2California880,800-2.6%
3Florida647,200-1.6%
4New York387,400-0.5%
5North Carolina283,600+3.5%
6Pennsylvania263,000+0.8%
7Ohio262,200+2.7%
8Illinois237,300-0.2%
9Georgia236,200+1.4%
10Virginia226,800+1.8%
11Arizona222,700-2%
12Washington214,900-2.4%
13Michigan199,500+0.8%
14Colorado186,500-0.6%
15Indiana174,200+0.9%
16Maryland166,800+1.7%
17New Jersey166,200+0.5%
18Tennessee166,100+0.7%
19Massachusetts165,200-2.7%
20Missouri154,900+4.5%
21Wisconsin150,400+4.8%
22Minnesota142,700+1.8%
23Utah142,000+0.2%
24Louisiana140,100-0.4%
25South Carolina125,200+3.6%
26Nevada110,700-0.4%
27Oregon110,600-4.4%
28Alabama109,700+2%
29Kentucky92,900+0.2%
30Oklahoma89,900+2.6%
31Iowa83,7000%
32Idaho77,700+6.6%
33Kansas74,400+2.2%
34Arkansas66,400-1.2%
35Connecticut64,800+1.7%
36Nebraska64,600+1.9%
37Mississippi53,900+4.7%
37New Mexico53,900-2%
39Montana36,900-0.5%
40Maine36,000+0.6%
41West Virginia35,500+6%
42New Hampshire32,6000%
43North Dakota30,700+3.4%
44South Dakota29,300-1.7%
45Wyoming23,400-2.1%
46Rhode Island23,200+3.1%
47Alaska18,400-4.2%
48Vermont16,200-0.6%

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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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Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 903,400 jobs in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,200 jobs in December 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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