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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in April 2026, at 917,100 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,400 jobs. The median was 135,350 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,314,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest917,100Texas
Lowest16,400Vermont
Median135,35048 states
United States8,314,000History

Map of states, April 2026

Alabama: 112,600 jobsAlaska: 18,500 jobsArizona: 224,300 jobsArkansas: 66,200 jobsCalifornia: 888,000 jobsColorado: 187,900 jobsConnecticut: 65,600 jobsFlorida: 656,900 jobsGeorgia: 232,400 jobsIdaho: 76,500 jobsIllinois: 248,000 jobsIndiana: 174,800 jobsIowa: 86,200 jobsKansas: 74,900 jobsKentucky: 94,100 jobsLouisiana: 145,500 jobsMaine: 35,300 jobsMaryland: 167,500 jobsMassachusetts: 170,400 jobsMichigan: 199,200 jobsMinnesota: 149,100 jobsMississippi: 52,700 jobsMissouri: 156,500 jobsMontana: 39,000 jobsNebraska: 67,100 jobsNevada: 115,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 32,200 jobsNew Jersey: 161,200 jobsNew Mexico: 55,500 jobsNew York: 388,400 jobsNorth Carolina: 290,700 jobsNorth Dakota: 30,300 jobsOhio: 267,300 jobsOklahoma: 91,700 jobsOregon: 112,600 jobsPennsylvania: 262,700 jobsRhode Island: 22,400 jobsSouth Carolina: 126,900 jobsSouth Dakota: 30,000 jobsTennessee: 166,700 jobsTexas: 917,100 jobsUtah: 143,800 jobsVermont: 16,400 jobsVirginia: 228,700 jobsWashington: 217,600 jobsWest Virginia: 37,500 jobsWisconsin: 151,800 jobsWyoming: 24,000 jobs
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jobs, April 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, April 2026

Texas: 917,100 jobsTexas917,100California: 888,000 jobsCalifornia888,000Florida: 656,900 jobsFlorida656,900New York: 388,400 jobsNew York388,400North Carolina: 290,700 jobsNorth Carolina290,700Ohio: 267,300 jobsOhio267,300Pennsylvania: 262,700 jobsPennsylvania262,700Illinois: 248,000 jobsIllinois248,000Georgia: 232,400 jobsGeorgia232,400Virginia: 228,700 jobsVirginia228,700Arizona: 224,300 jobsArizona224,300Washington: 217,600 jobsWashington217,600Michigan: 199,200 jobsMichigan199,200Colorado: 187,900 jobsColorado187,900Indiana: 174,800 jobsIndiana174,800Massachusetts: 170,400 jobsMassachusetts170,400Maryland: 167,500 jobsMaryland167,500Tennessee: 166,700 jobsTennessee166,700New Jersey: 161,200 jobsNew Jersey161,200Missouri: 156,500 jobsMissouri156,500Wisconsin: 151,800 jobsWisconsin151,800Minnesota: 149,100 jobsMinnesota149,100Louisiana: 145,500 jobsLouisiana145,500Utah: 143,800 jobsUtah143,800South Carolina: 126,900 jobsSouth Carolina126,900Nevada: 115,900 jobsNevada115,900Alabama: 112,600 jobsAlabama112,600Oregon: 112,600 jobsOregon112,600Kentucky: 94,100 jobsKentucky94,100Oklahoma: 91,700 jobsOklahoma91,700Iowa: 86,200 jobsIowa86,200Idaho: 76,500 jobsIdaho76,500Kansas: 74,900 jobsKansas74,900Nebraska: 67,100 jobsNebraska67,100Arkansas: 66,200 jobsArkansas66,200Connecticut: 65,600 jobsConnecticut65,600New Mexico: 55,500 jobsNew Mexico55,500Mississippi: 52,700 jobsMississippi52,700Montana: 39,000 jobsMontana39,000West Virginia: 37,500 jobsWest Virginia37,500Maine: 35,300 jobsMaine35,300New Hampshire: 32,200 jobsNew Hampshire32,200North Dakota: 30,300 jobsNorth Dakota30,300South Dakota: 30,000 jobsSouth Dakota30,000Wyoming: 24,000 jobsWyoming24,000Rhode Island: 22,400 jobsRhode Island22,400Alaska: 18,500 jobsAlaska18,500Vermont: 16,400 jobsVermont16,400Texas: 917,100 jobsTexas917,100California: 888,000 jobsCalifornia888,000Florida: 656,900 jobsFlorida656,900New York: 388,400 jobsNew York388,400North Carolina: 290,700 jobsNorth Carolina290,700Ohio: 267,300 jobsOhio267,300Pennsylvania: 262,700 jobsPennsylvania262,700Illinois: 248,000 jobsIllinois248,000Georgia: 232,400 jobsGeorgia232,400Virginia: 228,700 jobsVirginia228,700Arizona: 224,300 jobsArizona224,300Washington: 217,600 jobsWashington217,600Michigan: 199,200 jobsMichigan199,200Colorado: 187,900 jobsColorado187,900Indiana: 174,800 jobsIndiana174,800Massachusetts: 170,400 jobsMassachusetts170,400Maryland: 167,500 jobsMaryland167,500Tennessee: 166,700 jobsTennessee166,700New Jersey: 161,200 jobsNew Jersey161,200Missouri: 156,500 jobsMissouri156,500Wisconsin: 151,800 jobsWisconsin151,800Minnesota: 149,100 jobsMinnesota149,100Louisiana: 145,500 jobsLouisiana145,500Utah: 143,800 jobsUtah143,800South Carolina: 126,900 jobsSouth Carolina126,900Nevada: 115,900 jobsNevada115,900Alabama: 112,600 jobsAlabama112,600Oregon: 112,600 jobsOregon112,600Kentucky: 94,100 jobsKentucky94,100Oklahoma: 91,700 jobsOklahoma91,700Iowa: 86,200 jobsIowa86,200Idaho: 76,500 jobsIdaho76,500Kansas: 74,900 jobsKansas74,900Nebraska: 67,100 jobsNebraska67,100Arkansas: 66,200 jobsArkansas66,200Connecticut: 65,600 jobsConnecticut65,600New Mexico: 55,500 jobsNew Mexico55,500Mississippi: 52,700 jobsMississippi52,700Montana: 39,000 jobsMontana39,000West Virginia: 37,500 jobsWest Virginia37,500Maine: 35,300 jobsMaine35,300New Hampshire: 32,200 jobsNew Hampshire32,200North Dakota: 30,300 jobsNorth Dakota30,300South Dakota: 30,000 jobsSouth Dakota30,000Wyoming: 24,000 jobsWyoming24,000Rhode Island: 22,400 jobsRhode Island22,400Alaska: 18,500 jobsAlaska18,500Vermont: 16,400 jobsVermont16,400
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesApril 2026
jobs		Change on April 2025
1Texas917,100+2.1%
2California888,000-1.5%
3Florida656,900-0.3%
4New York388,400+0.3%
5North Carolina290,700+4.9%
6Ohio267,300+4%
7Pennsylvania262,700+0.2%
8Illinois248,000+3.1%
9Georgia232,400-1.1%
10Virginia228,700+0.2%
11Arizona224,300-0.7%
12Washington217,600-1.3%
13Michigan199,200-0.3%
14Colorado187,900+1.5%
15Indiana174,800+0.4%
16Massachusetts170,400+2.1%
17Maryland167,500+1.8%
18Tennessee166,700+0.5%
19New Jersey161,200-2.8%
20Missouri156,500+5%
21Wisconsin151,800+4.8%
22Minnesota149,100+5.7%
23Louisiana145,500+5.7%
24Utah143,800+0.8%
25South Carolina126,900+3.2%
26Nevada115,900+3.9%
27Alabama112,600+3.8%
27Oregon112,600-0.5%
29Kentucky94,100+1%
30Oklahoma91,700+2.1%
31Iowa86,200+2.6%
32Idaho76,500+2.8%
33Kansas74,900+0.3%
34Nebraska67,100+5.3%
35Arkansas66,200-0.6%
36Connecticut65,600+2.5%
37New Mexico55,500+1.3%
38Mississippi52,700-2.8%
39Montana39,000+4.6%
40West Virginia37,500+6.8%
41Maine35,300-0.6%
42New Hampshire32,200-0.6%
43North Dakota30,3000%
44South Dakota30,000-0.3%
45Wyoming24,000+0.8%
46Rhode Island22,400-0.4%
47Alaska18,500-6.1%
48Vermont16,400+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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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, construction, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000002000000001), US states by construction payroll employment, 2026-04. 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=2026-04. 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, 2026-04 [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=2026-04 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 917,100 jobs in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,400 jobs in April 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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