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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in March 2026, at 913,500 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,300 jobs. The median was 134,600 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,311,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest913,500Texas
Lowest16,300Vermont
Median134,60048 states
United States8,311,000History

Map of states, March 2026

Alabama: 111,400 jobsAlaska: 18,700 jobsArizona: 224,000 jobsArkansas: 66,400 jobsCalifornia: 887,900 jobsColorado: 188,500 jobsConnecticut: 65,000 jobsFlorida: 651,800 jobsGeorgia: 233,900 jobsIdaho: 76,400 jobsIllinois: 246,500 jobsIndiana: 173,600 jobsIowa: 86,100 jobsKansas: 72,800 jobsKentucky: 93,700 jobsLouisiana: 146,100 jobsMaine: 36,100 jobsMaryland: 167,200 jobsMassachusetts: 168,400 jobsMichigan: 197,800 jobsMinnesota: 145,800 jobsMississippi: 52,300 jobsMissouri: 156,700 jobsMontana: 38,300 jobsNebraska: 66,600 jobsNevada: 114,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 32,400 jobsNew Jersey: 162,500 jobsNew Mexico: 52,900 jobsNew York: 389,200 jobsNorth Carolina: 288,100 jobsNorth Dakota: 30,400 jobsOhio: 267,500 jobsOklahoma: 91,700 jobsOregon: 111,500 jobsPennsylvania: 264,200 jobsRhode Island: 22,700 jobsSouth Carolina: 126,100 jobsSouth Dakota: 29,900 jobsTennessee: 165,400 jobsTexas: 913,500 jobsUtah: 143,100 jobsVermont: 16,300 jobsVirginia: 228,300 jobsWashington: 218,300 jobsWest Virginia: 36,500 jobsWisconsin: 151,800 jobsWyoming: 24,000 jobs
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jobs, March 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, March 2026

Texas: 913,500 jobsTexas913,500California: 887,900 jobsCalifornia887,900Florida: 651,800 jobsFlorida651,800New York: 389,200 jobsNew York389,200North Carolina: 288,100 jobsNorth Carolina288,100Ohio: 267,500 jobsOhio267,500Pennsylvania: 264,200 jobsPennsylvania264,200Illinois: 246,500 jobsIllinois246,500Georgia: 233,900 jobsGeorgia233,900Virginia: 228,300 jobsVirginia228,300Arizona: 224,000 jobsArizona224,000Washington: 218,300 jobsWashington218,300Michigan: 197,800 jobsMichigan197,800Colorado: 188,500 jobsColorado188,500Indiana: 173,600 jobsIndiana173,600Massachusetts: 168,400 jobsMassachusetts168,400Maryland: 167,200 jobsMaryland167,200Tennessee: 165,400 jobsTennessee165,400New Jersey: 162,500 jobsNew Jersey162,500Missouri: 156,700 jobsMissouri156,700Wisconsin: 151,800 jobsWisconsin151,800Louisiana: 146,100 jobsLouisiana146,100Minnesota: 145,800 jobsMinnesota145,800Utah: 143,100 jobsUtah143,100South Carolina: 126,100 jobsSouth Carolina126,100Nevada: 114,900 jobsNevada114,900Oregon: 111,500 jobsOregon111,500Alabama: 111,400 jobsAlabama111,400Kentucky: 93,700 jobsKentucky93,700Oklahoma: 91,700 jobsOklahoma91,700Iowa: 86,100 jobsIowa86,100Idaho: 76,400 jobsIdaho76,400Kansas: 72,800 jobsKansas72,800Nebraska: 66,600 jobsNebraska66,600Arkansas: 66,400 jobsArkansas66,400Connecticut: 65,000 jobsConnecticut65,000New Mexico: 52,900 jobsNew Mexico52,900Mississippi: 52,300 jobsMississippi52,300Montana: 38,300 jobsMontana38,300West Virginia: 36,500 jobsWest Virginia36,500Maine: 36,100 jobsMaine36,100New Hampshire: 32,400 jobsNew Hampshire32,400North Dakota: 30,400 jobsNorth Dakota30,400South Dakota: 29,900 jobsSouth Dakota29,900Wyoming: 24,000 jobsWyoming24,000Rhode Island: 22,700 jobsRhode Island22,700Alaska: 18,700 jobsAlaska18,700Vermont: 16,300 jobsVermont16,300Texas: 913,500 jobsTexas913,500California: 887,900 jobsCalifornia887,900Florida: 651,800 jobsFlorida651,800New York: 389,200 jobsNew York389,200North Carolina: 288,100 jobsNorth Carolina288,100Ohio: 267,500 jobsOhio267,500Pennsylvania: 264,200 jobsPennsylvania264,200Illinois: 246,500 jobsIllinois246,500Georgia: 233,900 jobsGeorgia233,900Virginia: 228,300 jobsVirginia228,300Arizona: 224,000 jobsArizona224,000Washington: 218,300 jobsWashington218,300Michigan: 197,800 jobsMichigan197,800Colorado: 188,500 jobsColorado188,500Indiana: 173,600 jobsIndiana173,600Massachusetts: 168,400 jobsMassachusetts168,400Maryland: 167,200 jobsMaryland167,200Tennessee: 165,400 jobsTennessee165,400New Jersey: 162,500 jobsNew Jersey162,500Missouri: 156,700 jobsMissouri156,700Wisconsin: 151,800 jobsWisconsin151,800Louisiana: 146,100 jobsLouisiana146,100Minnesota: 145,800 jobsMinnesota145,800Utah: 143,100 jobsUtah143,100South Carolina: 126,100 jobsSouth Carolina126,100Nevada: 114,900 jobsNevada114,900Oregon: 111,500 jobsOregon111,500Alabama: 111,400 jobsAlabama111,400Kentucky: 93,700 jobsKentucky93,700Oklahoma: 91,700 jobsOklahoma91,700Iowa: 86,100 jobsIowa86,100Idaho: 76,400 jobsIdaho76,400Kansas: 72,800 jobsKansas72,800Nebraska: 66,600 jobsNebraska66,600Arkansas: 66,400 jobsArkansas66,400Connecticut: 65,000 jobsConnecticut65,000New Mexico: 52,900 jobsNew Mexico52,900Mississippi: 52,300 jobsMississippi52,300Montana: 38,300 jobsMontana38,300West Virginia: 36,500 jobsWest Virginia36,500Maine: 36,100 jobsMaine36,100New Hampshire: 32,400 jobsNew Hampshire32,400North Dakota: 30,400 jobsNorth Dakota30,400South Dakota: 29,900 jobsSouth Dakota29,900Wyoming: 24,000 jobsWyoming24,000Rhode Island: 22,700 jobsRhode Island22,700Alaska: 18,700 jobsAlaska18,700Vermont: 16,300 jobsVermont16,300
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesMarch 2026
jobs		Change on March 2025
1Texas913,500+2.3%
2California887,900-0.9%
3Florida651,800-1.3%
4New York389,200-0.9%
5North Carolina288,100+4.3%
6Ohio267,500+4.2%
7Pennsylvania264,200+0.3%
8Illinois246,500+2.5%
9Georgia233,900-0%
10Virginia228,300+0.7%
11Arizona224,000-1.4%
12Washington218,300-0.4%
13Michigan197,800-1%
14Colorado188,500+1%
15Indiana173,600-0.6%
16Massachusetts168,400+0.8%
17Maryland167,200+1.2%
18Tennessee165,400+0.2%
19New Jersey162,500-2.4%
20Missouri156,700+4.9%
21Wisconsin151,800+4.5%
22Louisiana146,100+4.7%
23Minnesota145,800+3.8%
24Utah143,100+0.6%
25South Carolina126,100+2.3%
26Nevada114,900+3%
27Oregon111,500-1.7%
28Alabama111,400+2.9%
29Kentucky93,700+0.9%
30Oklahoma91,700+3.6%
31Iowa86,100+1.8%
32Idaho76,400+4.1%
33Kansas72,800-1.4%
34Nebraska66,600+4.9%
35Arkansas66,400-0.7%
36Connecticut65,000+1.9%
37New Mexico52,900-4.9%
38Mississippi52,300-1.7%
39Montana38,300+3.5%
40West Virginia36,500+4.9%
41Maine36,1000%
42New Hampshire32,400+0.3%
43North Dakota30,400+1.3%
44South Dakota29,900-0.3%
45Wyoming24,000+0.4%
46Rhode Island22,700+0.4%
47Alaska18,700-6%
48Vermont16,3000%

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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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Questions

Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 913,500 jobs in March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,300 jobs in March 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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