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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in February 2026, at 912,800 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,500 jobs. The median was 134,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,296,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest912,800Texas
Lowest16,500Vermont
Median134,10048 states
United States8,296,000History

Map of states, February 2026

Alabama: 111,300 jobsAlaska: 18,600 jobsArizona: 223,800 jobsArkansas: 66,600 jobsCalifornia: 884,600 jobsColorado: 189,000 jobsConnecticut: 64,500 jobsFlorida: 648,900 jobsGeorgia: 232,500 jobsIdaho: 75,400 jobsIllinois: 246,700 jobsIndiana: 174,400 jobsIowa: 85,700 jobsKansas: 73,200 jobsKentucky: 92,500 jobsLouisiana: 143,600 jobsMaine: 36,700 jobsMaryland: 165,100 jobsMassachusetts: 166,300 jobsMichigan: 198,100 jobsMinnesota: 144,400 jobsMississippi: 53,000 jobsMissouri: 156,100 jobsMontana: 38,300 jobsNebraska: 65,600 jobsNevada: 115,400 jobsNew Hampshire: 32,500 jobsNew Jersey: 162,100 jobsNew Mexico: 53,700 jobsNew York: 385,000 jobsNorth Carolina: 286,800 jobsNorth Dakota: 30,600 jobsOhio: 262,700 jobsOklahoma: 91,100 jobsOregon: 111,700 jobsPennsylvania: 263,100 jobsRhode Island: 22,500 jobsSouth Carolina: 125,800 jobsSouth Dakota: 29,800 jobsTennessee: 165,000 jobsTexas: 912,800 jobsUtah: 142,400 jobsVermont: 16,500 jobsVirginia: 225,800 jobsWashington: 217,400 jobsWest Virginia: 36,600 jobsWisconsin: 153,600 jobsWyoming: 23,900 jobs
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jobs, February 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, February 2026

Texas: 912,800 jobsTexas912,800California: 884,600 jobsCalifornia884,600Florida: 648,900 jobsFlorida648,900New York: 385,000 jobsNew York385,000North Carolina: 286,800 jobsNorth Carolina286,800Pennsylvania: 263,100 jobsPennsylvania263,100Ohio: 262,700 jobsOhio262,700Illinois: 246,700 jobsIllinois246,700Georgia: 232,500 jobsGeorgia232,500Virginia: 225,800 jobsVirginia225,800Arizona: 223,800 jobsArizona223,800Washington: 217,400 jobsWashington217,400Michigan: 198,100 jobsMichigan198,100Colorado: 189,000 jobsColorado189,000Indiana: 174,400 jobsIndiana174,400Massachusetts: 166,300 jobsMassachusetts166,300Maryland: 165,100 jobsMaryland165,100Tennessee: 165,000 jobsTennessee165,000New Jersey: 162,100 jobsNew Jersey162,100Missouri: 156,100 jobsMissouri156,100Wisconsin: 153,600 jobsWisconsin153,600Minnesota: 144,400 jobsMinnesota144,400Louisiana: 143,600 jobsLouisiana143,600Utah: 142,400 jobsUtah142,400South Carolina: 125,800 jobsSouth Carolina125,800Nevada: 115,400 jobsNevada115,400Oregon: 111,700 jobsOregon111,700Alabama: 111,300 jobsAlabama111,300Kentucky: 92,500 jobsKentucky92,500Oklahoma: 91,100 jobsOklahoma91,100Iowa: 85,700 jobsIowa85,700Idaho: 75,400 jobsIdaho75,400Kansas: 73,200 jobsKansas73,200Arkansas: 66,600 jobsArkansas66,600Nebraska: 65,600 jobsNebraska65,600Connecticut: 64,500 jobsConnecticut64,500New Mexico: 53,700 jobsNew Mexico53,700Mississippi: 53,000 jobsMississippi53,000Montana: 38,300 jobsMontana38,300Maine: 36,700 jobsMaine36,700West Virginia: 36,600 jobsWest Virginia36,600New Hampshire: 32,500 jobsNew Hampshire32,500North Dakota: 30,600 jobsNorth Dakota30,600South Dakota: 29,800 jobsSouth Dakota29,800Wyoming: 23,900 jobsWyoming23,900Rhode Island: 22,500 jobsRhode Island22,500Alaska: 18,600 jobsAlaska18,600Vermont: 16,500 jobsVermont16,500Texas: 912,800 jobsTexas912,800California: 884,600 jobsCalifornia884,600Florida: 648,900 jobsFlorida648,900New York: 385,000 jobsNew York385,000North Carolina: 286,800 jobsNorth Carolina286,800Pennsylvania: 263,100 jobsPennsylvania263,100Ohio: 262,700 jobsOhio262,700Illinois: 246,700 jobsIllinois246,700Georgia: 232,500 jobsGeorgia232,500Virginia: 225,800 jobsVirginia225,800Arizona: 223,800 jobsArizona223,800Washington: 217,400 jobsWashington217,400Michigan: 198,100 jobsMichigan198,100Colorado: 189,000 jobsColorado189,000Indiana: 174,400 jobsIndiana174,400Massachusetts: 166,300 jobsMassachusetts166,300Maryland: 165,100 jobsMaryland165,100Tennessee: 165,000 jobsTennessee165,000New Jersey: 162,100 jobsNew Jersey162,100Missouri: 156,100 jobsMissouri156,100Wisconsin: 153,600 jobsWisconsin153,600Minnesota: 144,400 jobsMinnesota144,400Louisiana: 143,600 jobsLouisiana143,600Utah: 142,400 jobsUtah142,400South Carolina: 125,800 jobsSouth Carolina125,800Nevada: 115,400 jobsNevada115,400Oregon: 111,700 jobsOregon111,700Alabama: 111,300 jobsAlabama111,300Kentucky: 92,500 jobsKentucky92,500Oklahoma: 91,100 jobsOklahoma91,100Iowa: 85,700 jobsIowa85,700Idaho: 75,400 jobsIdaho75,400Kansas: 73,200 jobsKansas73,200Arkansas: 66,600 jobsArkansas66,600Nebraska: 65,600 jobsNebraska65,600Connecticut: 64,500 jobsConnecticut64,500New Mexico: 53,700 jobsNew Mexico53,700Mississippi: 53,000 jobsMississippi53,000Montana: 38,300 jobsMontana38,300Maine: 36,700 jobsMaine36,700West Virginia: 36,600 jobsWest Virginia36,600New Hampshire: 32,500 jobsNew Hampshire32,500North Dakota: 30,600 jobsNorth Dakota30,600South Dakota: 29,800 jobsSouth Dakota29,800Wyoming: 23,900 jobsWyoming23,900Rhode Island: 22,500 jobsRhode Island22,500Alaska: 18,600 jobsAlaska18,600Vermont: 16,500 jobsVermont16,500
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesFebruary 2026
jobs		Change on February 2025
1Texas912,800+2.7%
2California884,600-1.1%
3Florida648,900-1.4%
4New York385,000-1.2%
5North Carolina286,800+4.1%
6Pennsylvania263,100+0.6%
7Ohio262,700+2.6%
8Illinois246,700+3.3%
9Georgia232,500-0.4%
10Virginia225,800+0.2%
11Arizona223,800-1.4%
12Washington217,400-0.3%
13Michigan198,100-0.3%
14Colorado189,000+1.1%
15Indiana174,400+0.2%
16Massachusetts166,300-0.8%
17Maryland165,100+0.7%
18Tennessee165,000-0.1%
19New Jersey162,100-1.9%
20Missouri156,100+7%
21Wisconsin153,600+7%
22Minnesota144,400+3.8%
23Louisiana143,600+0.8%
24Utah142,400+0.2%
25South Carolina125,800+3.2%
26Nevada115,400+3.9%
27Oregon111,700-1.2%
28Alabama111,300+2.8%
29Kentucky92,500-0.3%
30Oklahoma91,100+4%
31Iowa85,700+2.4%
32Idaho75,400+3.4%
33Kansas73,200+0.1%
34Arkansas66,600+0.2%
35Nebraska65,600+4.8%
36Connecticut64,500+0.8%
37New Mexico53,700-3.9%
38Mississippi53,000-0.9%
39Montana38,300+8.8%
40Maine36,700+1.4%
41West Virginia36,600+7.3%
42New Hampshire32,5000%
43North Dakota30,600+3.4%
44South Dakota29,800-0.7%
45Wyoming23,900+0.8%
46Rhode Island22,500-0.4%
47Alaska18,600-5.6%
48Vermont16,500+1.2%

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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, 2026-02. 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=2026-02. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 912,800 jobs in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,500 jobs in February 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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