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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in May 2026, at 922,100 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,400 jobs. The median was 136,250 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,316,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest922,100Texas
Lowest16,400Vermont
Median136,25048 states
United States8,316,000History

Map of states, May 2026

Alabama: 115,100 jobsAlaska: 18,500 jobsArizona: 226,000 jobsArkansas: 66,500 jobsCalifornia: 885,300 jobsColorado: 187,400 jobsConnecticut: 65,500 jobsFlorida: 655,700 jobsGeorgia: 231,100 jobsIdaho: 76,900 jobsIllinois: 249,100 jobsIndiana: 177,100 jobsIowa: 85,600 jobsKansas: 76,500 jobsKentucky: 93,300 jobsLouisiana: 145,000 jobsMaine: 35,100 jobsMaryland: 166,500 jobsMassachusetts: 166,800 jobsMichigan: 198,900 jobsMinnesota: 151,500 jobsMississippi: 53,200 jobsMissouri: 157,100 jobsMontana: 37,400 jobsNebraska: 67,600 jobsNevada: 115,300 jobsNew Hampshire: 31,500 jobsNew Jersey: 162,300 jobsNew Mexico: 53,900 jobsNew York: 386,000 jobsNorth Carolina: 291,300 jobsNorth Dakota: 29,900 jobsOhio: 266,800 jobsOklahoma: 92,100 jobsOregon: 112,500 jobsPennsylvania: 260,900 jobsRhode Island: 22,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 127,500 jobsSouth Dakota: 30,700 jobsTennessee: 166,800 jobsTexas: 922,100 jobsUtah: 145,500 jobsVermont: 16,400 jobsVirginia: 227,000 jobsWashington: 218,900 jobsWest Virginia: 36,300 jobsWisconsin: 154,800 jobsWyoming: 24,100 jobs
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jobs, May 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, May 2026

Texas: 922,100 jobsTexas922,100California: 885,300 jobsCalifornia885,300Florida: 655,700 jobsFlorida655,700New York: 386,000 jobsNew York386,000North Carolina: 291,300 jobsNorth Carolina291,300Ohio: 266,800 jobsOhio266,800Pennsylvania: 260,900 jobsPennsylvania260,900Illinois: 249,100 jobsIllinois249,100Georgia: 231,100 jobsGeorgia231,100Virginia: 227,000 jobsVirginia227,000Arizona: 226,000 jobsArizona226,000Washington: 218,900 jobsWashington218,900Michigan: 198,900 jobsMichigan198,900Colorado: 187,400 jobsColorado187,400Indiana: 177,100 jobsIndiana177,100Massachusetts: 166,800 jobsMassachusetts166,800Tennessee: 166,800 jobsTennessee166,800Maryland: 166,500 jobsMaryland166,500New Jersey: 162,300 jobsNew Jersey162,300Missouri: 157,100 jobsMissouri157,100Wisconsin: 154,800 jobsWisconsin154,800Minnesota: 151,500 jobsMinnesota151,500Utah: 145,500 jobsUtah145,500Louisiana: 145,000 jobsLouisiana145,000South Carolina: 127,500 jobsSouth Carolina127,500Nevada: 115,300 jobsNevada115,300Alabama: 115,100 jobsAlabama115,100Oregon: 112,500 jobsOregon112,500Kentucky: 93,300 jobsKentucky93,300Oklahoma: 92,100 jobsOklahoma92,100Iowa: 85,600 jobsIowa85,600Idaho: 76,900 jobsIdaho76,900Kansas: 76,500 jobsKansas76,500Nebraska: 67,600 jobsNebraska67,600Arkansas: 66,500 jobsArkansas66,500Connecticut: 65,500 jobsConnecticut65,500New Mexico: 53,900 jobsNew Mexico53,900Mississippi: 53,200 jobsMississippi53,200Montana: 37,400 jobsMontana37,400West Virginia: 36,300 jobsWest Virginia36,300Maine: 35,100 jobsMaine35,100New Hampshire: 31,500 jobsNew Hampshire31,500South Dakota: 30,700 jobsSouth Dakota30,700North Dakota: 29,900 jobsNorth Dakota29,900Wyoming: 24,100 jobsWyoming24,100Rhode Island: 22,300 jobsRhode Island22,300Alaska: 18,500 jobsAlaska18,500Vermont: 16,400 jobsVermont16,400Texas: 922,100 jobsTexas922,100California: 885,300 jobsCalifornia885,300Florida: 655,700 jobsFlorida655,700New York: 386,000 jobsNew York386,000North Carolina: 291,300 jobsNorth Carolina291,300Ohio: 266,800 jobsOhio266,800Pennsylvania: 260,900 jobsPennsylvania260,900Illinois: 249,100 jobsIllinois249,100Georgia: 231,100 jobsGeorgia231,100Virginia: 227,000 jobsVirginia227,000Arizona: 226,000 jobsArizona226,000Washington: 218,900 jobsWashington218,900Michigan: 198,900 jobsMichigan198,900Colorado: 187,400 jobsColorado187,400Indiana: 177,100 jobsIndiana177,100Massachusetts: 166,800 jobsMassachusetts166,800Tennessee: 166,800 jobsTennessee166,800Maryland: 166,500 jobsMaryland166,500New Jersey: 162,300 jobsNew Jersey162,300Missouri: 157,100 jobsMissouri157,100Wisconsin: 154,800 jobsWisconsin154,800Minnesota: 151,500 jobsMinnesota151,500Utah: 145,500 jobsUtah145,500Louisiana: 145,000 jobsLouisiana145,000South Carolina: 127,500 jobsSouth Carolina127,500Nevada: 115,300 jobsNevada115,300Alabama: 115,100 jobsAlabama115,100Oregon: 112,500 jobsOregon112,500Kentucky: 93,300 jobsKentucky93,300Oklahoma: 92,100 jobsOklahoma92,100Iowa: 85,600 jobsIowa85,600Idaho: 76,900 jobsIdaho76,900Kansas: 76,500 jobsKansas76,500Nebraska: 67,600 jobsNebraska67,600Arkansas: 66,500 jobsArkansas66,500Connecticut: 65,500 jobsConnecticut65,500New Mexico: 53,900 jobsNew Mexico53,900Mississippi: 53,200 jobsMississippi53,200Montana: 37,400 jobsMontana37,400West Virginia: 36,300 jobsWest Virginia36,300Maine: 35,100 jobsMaine35,100New Hampshire: 31,500 jobsNew Hampshire31,500South Dakota: 30,700 jobsSouth Dakota30,700North Dakota: 29,900 jobsNorth Dakota29,900Wyoming: 24,100 jobsWyoming24,100Rhode Island: 22,300 jobsRhode Island22,300Alaska: 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

RankStatesMay 2026
jobs		Change on May 2025
1Texas922,100+2.2%
2California885,300-1.7%
3Florida655,700-0.5%
4New York386,000-0.3%
5North Carolina291,300+4.7%
6Ohio266,800+3.1%
7Pennsylvania260,900-0.9%
8Illinois249,100+3.6%
9Georgia231,100-2%
10Virginia227,000-1.2%
11Arizona226,000+0.4%
12Washington218,900-0.6%
13Michigan198,900-1.6%
14Colorado187,400+1.6%
15Indiana177,100+1.1%
16Massachusetts166,800-0.1%
16Tennessee166,800+0.9%
18Maryland166,500+1.3%
19New Jersey162,300-2%
20Missouri157,100+4.9%
21Wisconsin154,800+6.2%
22Minnesota151,500+6.2%
23Utah145,500+1.7%
24Louisiana145,000+6%
25South Carolina127,500+3.2%
26Nevada115,300+3.4%
27Alabama115,100+5.4%
28Oregon112,500-0.8%
29Kentucky93,300+0.3%
30Oklahoma92,100+2.7%
31Iowa85,600+1.8%
32Idaho76,900+2.9%
33Kansas76,500+3.9%
34Nebraska67,600+5.6%
35Arkansas66,500+0.2%
36Connecticut65,500+1.9%
37New Mexico53,900-2.9%
38Mississippi53,200-0.9%
39Montana37,400+0.3%
40West Virginia36,300+2%
41Maine35,100-1.4%
42New Hampshire31,500-2.8%
43South Dakota30,700+2.7%
44North Dakota29,900-2%
45Wyoming24,100+2.1%
46Rhode Island22,300-0.9%
47Alaska18,500-2.6%
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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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, 2026-05 [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=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 922,100 jobs in May 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,400 jobs in May 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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