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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in June 2026, at 925,100 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,500 jobs. The median was 136,650 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,319,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest925,100Texas
Lowest16,500Vermont
Median136,65048 states
United States8,319,000History

Map of states, June 2026

Alabama: 115,200 jobsAlaska: 18,400 jobsArizona: 228,400 jobsArkansas: 66,900 jobsCalifornia: 884,500 jobsColorado: 189,000 jobsConnecticut: 65,800 jobsFlorida: 655,500 jobsGeorgia: 231,400 jobsIdaho: 76,700 jobsIllinois: 250,600 jobsIndiana: 179,200 jobsIowa: 86,200 jobsKansas: 76,500 jobsKentucky: 93,000 jobsLouisiana: 148,800 jobsMaine: 34,800 jobsMaryland: 165,900 jobsMassachusetts: 169,400 jobsMichigan: 199,200 jobsMinnesota: 149,900 jobsMississippi: 53,700 jobsMissouri: 158,400 jobsMontana: 36,700 jobsNebraska: 67,700 jobsNevada: 115,100 jobsNew Hampshire: 31,500 jobsNew Jersey: 162,600 jobsNew Mexico: 55,600 jobsNew York: 380,000 jobsNorth Carolina: 294,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 30,800 jobsOhio: 270,200 jobsOklahoma: 93,600 jobsOregon: 113,200 jobsPennsylvania: 261,600 jobsRhode Island: 22,100 jobsSouth Carolina: 127,900 jobsSouth Dakota: 30,400 jobsTennessee: 165,900 jobsTexas: 925,100 jobsUtah: 145,400 jobsVermont: 16,500 jobsVirginia: 226,100 jobsWashington: 215,800 jobsWest Virginia: 36,100 jobsWisconsin: 152,600 jobsWyoming: 24,000 jobs
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jobs, June 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, June 2026

Texas: 925,100 jobsTexas925,100California: 884,500 jobsCalifornia884,500Florida: 655,500 jobsFlorida655,500New York: 380,000 jobsNew York380,000North Carolina: 294,000 jobsNorth Carolina294,000Ohio: 270,200 jobsOhio270,200Pennsylvania: 261,600 jobsPennsylvania261,600Illinois: 250,600 jobsIllinois250,600Georgia: 231,400 jobsGeorgia231,400Arizona: 228,400 jobsArizona228,400Virginia: 226,100 jobsVirginia226,100Washington: 215,800 jobsWashington215,800Michigan: 199,200 jobsMichigan199,200Colorado: 189,000 jobsColorado189,000Indiana: 179,200 jobsIndiana179,200Massachusetts: 169,400 jobsMassachusetts169,400Maryland: 165,900 jobsMaryland165,900Tennessee: 165,900 jobsTennessee165,900New Jersey: 162,600 jobsNew Jersey162,600Missouri: 158,400 jobsMissouri158,400Wisconsin: 152,600 jobsWisconsin152,600Minnesota: 149,900 jobsMinnesota149,900Louisiana: 148,800 jobsLouisiana148,800Utah: 145,400 jobsUtah145,400South Carolina: 127,900 jobsSouth Carolina127,900Alabama: 115,200 jobsAlabama115,200Nevada: 115,100 jobsNevada115,100Oregon: 113,200 jobsOregon113,200Oklahoma: 93,600 jobsOklahoma93,600Kentucky: 93,000 jobsKentucky93,000Iowa: 86,200 jobsIowa86,200Idaho: 76,700 jobsIdaho76,700Kansas: 76,500 jobsKansas76,500Nebraska: 67,700 jobsNebraska67,700Arkansas: 66,900 jobsArkansas66,900Connecticut: 65,800 jobsConnecticut65,800New Mexico: 55,600 jobsNew Mexico55,600Mississippi: 53,700 jobsMississippi53,700Montana: 36,700 jobsMontana36,700West Virginia: 36,100 jobsWest Virginia36,100Maine: 34,800 jobsMaine34,800New Hampshire: 31,500 jobsNew Hampshire31,500North Dakota: 30,800 jobsNorth Dakota30,800South Dakota: 30,400 jobsSouth Dakota30,400Wyoming: 24,000 jobsWyoming24,000Rhode Island: 22,100 jobsRhode Island22,100Alaska: 18,400 jobsAlaska18,400Vermont: 16,500 jobsVermont16,500Texas: 925,100 jobsTexas925,100California: 884,500 jobsCalifornia884,500Florida: 655,500 jobsFlorida655,500New York: 380,000 jobsNew York380,000North Carolina: 294,000 jobsNorth Carolina294,000Ohio: 270,200 jobsOhio270,200Pennsylvania: 261,600 jobsPennsylvania261,600Illinois: 250,600 jobsIllinois250,600Georgia: 231,400 jobsGeorgia231,400Arizona: 228,400 jobsArizona228,400Virginia: 226,100 jobsVirginia226,100Washington: 215,800 jobsWashington215,800Michigan: 199,200 jobsMichigan199,200Colorado: 189,000 jobsColorado189,000Indiana: 179,200 jobsIndiana179,200Massachusetts: 169,400 jobsMassachusetts169,400Maryland: 165,900 jobsMaryland165,900Tennessee: 165,900 jobsTennessee165,900New Jersey: 162,600 jobsNew Jersey162,600Missouri: 158,400 jobsMissouri158,400Wisconsin: 152,600 jobsWisconsin152,600Minnesota: 149,900 jobsMinnesota149,900Louisiana: 148,800 jobsLouisiana148,800Utah: 145,400 jobsUtah145,400South Carolina: 127,900 jobsSouth Carolina127,900Alabama: 115,200 jobsAlabama115,200Nevada: 115,100 jobsNevada115,100Oregon: 113,200 jobsOregon113,200Oklahoma: 93,600 jobsOklahoma93,600Kentucky: 93,000 jobsKentucky93,000Iowa: 86,200 jobsIowa86,200Idaho: 76,700 jobsIdaho76,700Kansas: 76,500 jobsKansas76,500Nebraska: 67,700 jobsNebraska67,700Arkansas: 66,900 jobsArkansas66,900Connecticut: 65,800 jobsConnecticut65,800New Mexico: 55,600 jobsNew Mexico55,600Mississippi: 53,700 jobsMississippi53,700Montana: 36,700 jobsMontana36,700West Virginia: 36,100 jobsWest Virginia36,100Maine: 34,800 jobsMaine34,800New Hampshire: 31,500 jobsNew Hampshire31,500North Dakota: 30,800 jobsNorth Dakota30,800South Dakota: 30,400 jobsSouth Dakota30,400Wyoming: 24,000 jobsWyoming24,000Rhode Island: 22,100 jobsRhode Island22,100Alaska: 18,400 jobsAlaska18,400Vermont: 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

RankStatesJune 2026
jobs		Change on June 2025
1Texas925,100+2.5%
2California884,500-1.3%
3Florida655,500-0.4%
4New York380,000-1.7%
5North Carolina294,000+5.5%
6Ohio270,200+4.4%
7Pennsylvania261,600-0.6%
8Illinois250,600+4.5%
9Georgia231,400-1.4%
10Arizona228,400+1.8%
11Virginia226,100-2.2%
12Washington215,800-1.5%
13Michigan199,200-1.2%
14Colorado189,000+3.4%
15Indiana179,200+2.3%
16Massachusetts169,400+1.8%
17Maryland165,900+0.8%
17Tennessee165,900+0.4%
19New Jersey162,600-1.9%
20Missouri158,400+5.6%
21Wisconsin152,600+4.5%
22Minnesota149,900+5.9%
23Louisiana148,800+9%
24Utah145,400+2%
25South Carolina127,900+3.1%
26Alabama115,200+5.3%
27Nevada115,100+3%
28Oregon113,200+0.1%
29Oklahoma93,600+4.1%
30Kentucky93,000+0.4%
31Iowa86,200+2.5%
32Idaho76,700+2.8%
33Kansas76,500+4.5%
34Nebraska67,700+5.5%
35Arkansas66,900+0.8%
36Connecticut65,800+2.7%
37New Mexico55,600+0.2%
38Mississippi53,700+0.2%
39Montana36,700-1.6%
40West Virginia36,100+3.1%
41Maine34,800-2%
42New Hampshire31,500-2.8%
43North Dakota30,800+1%
44South Dakota30,400+2%
45Wyoming24,000+2.6%
46Rhode Island22,100-1.3%
47Alaska18,400-2.6%
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, 2026-06. 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=2026-06. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Questions

Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 925,100 jobs in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,500 jobs in June 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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