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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in January 2026, at 913,900 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,800 jobs. The median was 134,000 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,317,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest913,900Texas
Lowest16,800Vermont
Median134,00048 states
United States8,317,000History

Map of states, January 2026

Alabama: 111,000 jobsAlaska: 18,900 jobsArizona: 223,200 jobsArkansas: 66,100 jobsCalifornia: 885,400 jobsColorado: 188,500 jobsConnecticut: 65,100 jobsFlorida: 647,700 jobsGeorgia: 236,200 jobsIdaho: 74,700 jobsIllinois: 251,300 jobsIndiana: 175,400 jobsIowa: 85,100 jobsKansas: 73,700 jobsKentucky: 92,900 jobsLouisiana: 142,700 jobsMaine: 36,500 jobsMaryland: 169,100 jobsMassachusetts: 165,800 jobsMichigan: 198,800 jobsMinnesota: 146,000 jobsMississippi: 53,000 jobsMissouri: 160,100 jobsMontana: 37,800 jobsNebraska: 65,000 jobsNevada: 114,200 jobsNew Hampshire: 32,600 jobsNew Jersey: 168,000 jobsNew Mexico: 54,000 jobsNew York: 389,900 jobsNorth Carolina: 286,100 jobsNorth Dakota: 31,000 jobsOhio: 261,600 jobsOklahoma: 90,800 jobsOregon: 111,400 jobsPennsylvania: 266,000 jobsRhode Island: 22,800 jobsSouth Carolina: 126,000 jobsSouth Dakota: 29,800 jobsTennessee: 165,300 jobsTexas: 913,900 jobsUtah: 142,000 jobsVermont: 16,800 jobsVirginia: 227,500 jobsWashington: 218,200 jobsWest Virginia: 37,600 jobsWisconsin: 152,900 jobsWyoming: 23,700 jobs
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jobs, January 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, January 2026

Texas: 913,900 jobsTexas913,900California: 885,400 jobsCalifornia885,400Florida: 647,700 jobsFlorida647,700New York: 389,900 jobsNew York389,900North Carolina: 286,100 jobsNorth Carolina286,100Pennsylvania: 266,000 jobsPennsylvania266,000Ohio: 261,600 jobsOhio261,600Illinois: 251,300 jobsIllinois251,300Georgia: 236,200 jobsGeorgia236,200Virginia: 227,500 jobsVirginia227,500Arizona: 223,200 jobsArizona223,200Washington: 218,200 jobsWashington218,200Michigan: 198,800 jobsMichigan198,800Colorado: 188,500 jobsColorado188,500Indiana: 175,400 jobsIndiana175,400Maryland: 169,100 jobsMaryland169,100New Jersey: 168,000 jobsNew Jersey168,000Massachusetts: 165,800 jobsMassachusetts165,800Tennessee: 165,300 jobsTennessee165,300Missouri: 160,100 jobsMissouri160,100Wisconsin: 152,900 jobsWisconsin152,900Minnesota: 146,000 jobsMinnesota146,000Louisiana: 142,700 jobsLouisiana142,700Utah: 142,000 jobsUtah142,000South Carolina: 126,000 jobsSouth Carolina126,000Nevada: 114,200 jobsNevada114,200Oregon: 111,400 jobsOregon111,400Alabama: 111,000 jobsAlabama111,000Kentucky: 92,900 jobsKentucky92,900Oklahoma: 90,800 jobsOklahoma90,800Iowa: 85,100 jobsIowa85,100Idaho: 74,700 jobsIdaho74,700Kansas: 73,700 jobsKansas73,700Arkansas: 66,100 jobsArkansas66,100Connecticut: 65,100 jobsConnecticut65,100Nebraska: 65,000 jobsNebraska65,000New Mexico: 54,000 jobsNew Mexico54,000Mississippi: 53,000 jobsMississippi53,000Montana: 37,800 jobsMontana37,800West Virginia: 37,600 jobsWest Virginia37,600Maine: 36,500 jobsMaine36,500New Hampshire: 32,600 jobsNew Hampshire32,600North Dakota: 31,000 jobsNorth Dakota31,000South Dakota: 29,800 jobsSouth Dakota29,800Wyoming: 23,700 jobsWyoming23,700Rhode Island: 22,800 jobsRhode Island22,800Alaska: 18,900 jobsAlaska18,900Vermont: 16,800 jobsVermont16,800Texas: 913,900 jobsTexas913,900California: 885,400 jobsCalifornia885,400Florida: 647,700 jobsFlorida647,700New York: 389,900 jobsNew York389,900North Carolina: 286,100 jobsNorth Carolina286,100Pennsylvania: 266,000 jobsPennsylvania266,000Ohio: 261,600 jobsOhio261,600Illinois: 251,300 jobsIllinois251,300Georgia: 236,200 jobsGeorgia236,200Virginia: 227,500 jobsVirginia227,500Arizona: 223,200 jobsArizona223,200Washington: 218,200 jobsWashington218,200Michigan: 198,800 jobsMichigan198,800Colorado: 188,500 jobsColorado188,500Indiana: 175,400 jobsIndiana175,400Maryland: 169,100 jobsMaryland169,100New Jersey: 168,000 jobsNew Jersey168,000Massachusetts: 165,800 jobsMassachusetts165,800Tennessee: 165,300 jobsTennessee165,300Missouri: 160,100 jobsMissouri160,100Wisconsin: 152,900 jobsWisconsin152,900Minnesota: 146,000 jobsMinnesota146,000Louisiana: 142,700 jobsLouisiana142,700Utah: 142,000 jobsUtah142,000South Carolina: 126,000 jobsSouth Carolina126,000Nevada: 114,200 jobsNevada114,200Oregon: 111,400 jobsOregon111,400Alabama: 111,000 jobsAlabama111,000Kentucky: 92,900 jobsKentucky92,900Oklahoma: 90,800 jobsOklahoma90,800Iowa: 85,100 jobsIowa85,100Idaho: 74,700 jobsIdaho74,700Kansas: 73,700 jobsKansas73,700Arkansas: 66,100 jobsArkansas66,100Connecticut: 65,100 jobsConnecticut65,100Nebraska: 65,000 jobsNebraska65,000New Mexico: 54,000 jobsNew Mexico54,000Mississippi: 53,000 jobsMississippi53,000Montana: 37,800 jobsMontana37,800West Virginia: 37,600 jobsWest Virginia37,600Maine: 36,500 jobsMaine36,500New Hampshire: 32,600 jobsNew Hampshire32,600North Dakota: 31,000 jobsNorth Dakota31,000South Dakota: 29,800 jobsSouth Dakota29,800Wyoming: 23,700 jobsWyoming23,700Rhode Island: 22,800 jobsRhode Island22,800Alaska: 18,900 jobsAlaska18,900Vermont: 16,800 jobsVermont16,800
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesJanuary 2026
jobs		Change on January 2025
1Texas913,900+3.3%
2California885,400-1.9%
3Florida647,700-1.3%
4New York389,9000%
5North Carolina286,100+4.1%
6Pennsylvania266,000+2.1%
7Ohio261,600+3.2%
8Illinois251,300+6.1%
9Georgia236,200+1.9%
10Virginia227,500+1.9%
11Arizona223,200-1.8%
12Washington218,200-0.9%
13Michigan198,8000%
14Colorado188,500+0.2%
15Indiana175,400+2.2%
16Maryland169,100+4.1%
17New Jersey168,000+2.2%
18Massachusetts165,800-1%
19Tennessee165,300+0.4%
20Missouri160,100+12.6%
21Wisconsin152,900+6.3%
22Minnesota146,000+4.7%
23Louisiana142,700+0.6%
24Utah142,000-0.2%
25South Carolina126,000+4%
26Nevada114,200+2.6%
27Oregon111,400-3.5%
28Alabama111,000+2.6%
29Kentucky92,900+3.7%
30Oklahoma90,800+3.7%
31Iowa85,100+1.1%
32Idaho74,700+1.5%
33Kansas73,700+2.9%
34Arkansas66,100-1.2%
35Connecticut65,100+2.2%
36Nebraska65,000+2.8%
37New Mexico54,000-2.5%
38Mississippi53,000+1.1%
39Montana37,800+1.9%
40West Virginia37,600+15%
41Maine36,500+1.7%
42New Hampshire32,600+0.6%
43North Dakota31,000+3.3%
44South Dakota29,800-0.7%
45Wyoming23,700-0.4%
46Rhode Island22,800+1.3%
47Alaska18,900-3.1%
48Vermont16,800+3.1%

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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, 2026-01. 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=2026-01. 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, 2026-01 [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=2026-01 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 913,900 jobs in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,800 jobs in January 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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