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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in July 2026, at 923,300 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,500 jobs. The median was 137,200 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,337,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest923,300Texas
Lowest16,500Vermont
Median137,20048 states
United States8,337,000History

Map of states, July 2026

Alabama: 114,300 jobsAlaska: 18,300 jobsArizona: 228,100 jobsArkansas: 67,500 jobsCalifornia: 886,800 jobsColorado: 188,600 jobsConnecticut: 66,100 jobsFlorida: 656,800 jobsGeorgia: 232,400 jobsIdaho: 76,600 jobsIllinois: 252,600 jobsIndiana: 181,700 jobsIowa: 87,100 jobsKansas: 77,500 jobsKentucky: 92,700 jobsLouisiana: 151,700 jobsMaine: 34,900 jobsMaryland: 165,000 jobsMassachusetts: 169,300 jobsMichigan: 199,700 jobsMinnesota: 148,500 jobsMississippi: 54,500 jobsMissouri: 158,300 jobsMontana: 36,600 jobsNebraska: 68,100 jobsNevada: 116,300 jobsNew Hampshire: 31,500 jobsNew Jersey: 161,300 jobsNew Mexico: 56,400 jobsNew York: 381,300 jobsNorth Carolina: 295,200 jobsNorth Dakota: 31,200 jobsOhio: 273,600 jobsOklahoma: 94,000 jobsOregon: 113,000 jobsPennsylvania: 261,500 jobsRhode Island: 22,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 129,000 jobsSouth Dakota: 30,400 jobsTennessee: 165,600 jobsTexas: 923,300 jobsUtah: 145,400 jobsVermont: 16,500 jobsVirginia: 224,900 jobsWashington: 215,500 jobsWest Virginia: 35,000 jobsWisconsin: 154,700 jobsWyoming: 23,900 jobs
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jobs, July 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, July 2026

Texas: 923,300 jobsTexas923,300California: 886,800 jobsCalifornia886,800Florida: 656,800 jobsFlorida656,800New York: 381,300 jobsNew York381,300North Carolina: 295,200 jobsNorth Carolina295,200Ohio: 273,600 jobsOhio273,600Pennsylvania: 261,500 jobsPennsylvania261,500Illinois: 252,600 jobsIllinois252,600Georgia: 232,400 jobsGeorgia232,400Arizona: 228,100 jobsArizona228,100Virginia: 224,900 jobsVirginia224,900Washington: 215,500 jobsWashington215,500Michigan: 199,700 jobsMichigan199,700Colorado: 188,600 jobsColorado188,600Indiana: 181,700 jobsIndiana181,700Massachusetts: 169,300 jobsMassachusetts169,300Tennessee: 165,600 jobsTennessee165,600Maryland: 165,000 jobsMaryland165,000New Jersey: 161,300 jobsNew Jersey161,300Missouri: 158,300 jobsMissouri158,300Wisconsin: 154,700 jobsWisconsin154,700Louisiana: 151,700 jobsLouisiana151,700Minnesota: 148,500 jobsMinnesota148,500Utah: 145,400 jobsUtah145,400South Carolina: 129,000 jobsSouth Carolina129,000Nevada: 116,300 jobsNevada116,300Alabama: 114,300 jobsAlabama114,300Oregon: 113,000 jobsOregon113,000Oklahoma: 94,000 jobsOklahoma94,000Kentucky: 92,700 jobsKentucky92,700Iowa: 87,100 jobsIowa87,100Kansas: 77,500 jobsKansas77,500Idaho: 76,600 jobsIdaho76,600Nebraska: 68,100 jobsNebraska68,100Arkansas: 67,500 jobsArkansas67,500Connecticut: 66,100 jobsConnecticut66,100New Mexico: 56,400 jobsNew Mexico56,400Mississippi: 54,500 jobsMississippi54,500Montana: 36,600 jobsMontana36,600West Virginia: 35,000 jobsWest Virginia35,000Maine: 34,900 jobsMaine34,900New Hampshire: 31,500 jobsNew Hampshire31,500North Dakota: 31,200 jobsNorth Dakota31,200South Dakota: 30,400 jobsSouth Dakota30,400Wyoming: 23,900 jobsWyoming23,900Rhode Island: 22,300 jobsRhode Island22,300Alaska: 18,300 jobsAlaska18,300Vermont: 16,500 jobsVermont16,500Texas: 923,300 jobsTexas923,300California: 886,800 jobsCalifornia886,800Florida: 656,800 jobsFlorida656,800New York: 381,300 jobsNew York381,300North Carolina: 295,200 jobsNorth Carolina295,200Ohio: 273,600 jobsOhio273,600Pennsylvania: 261,500 jobsPennsylvania261,500Illinois: 252,600 jobsIllinois252,600Georgia: 232,400 jobsGeorgia232,400Arizona: 228,100 jobsArizona228,100Virginia: 224,900 jobsVirginia224,900Washington: 215,500 jobsWashington215,500Michigan: 199,700 jobsMichigan199,700Colorado: 188,600 jobsColorado188,600Indiana: 181,700 jobsIndiana181,700Massachusetts: 169,300 jobsMassachusetts169,300Tennessee: 165,600 jobsTennessee165,600Maryland: 165,000 jobsMaryland165,000New Jersey: 161,300 jobsNew Jersey161,300Missouri: 158,300 jobsMissouri158,300Wisconsin: 154,700 jobsWisconsin154,700Louisiana: 151,700 jobsLouisiana151,700Minnesota: 148,500 jobsMinnesota148,500Utah: 145,400 jobsUtah145,400South Carolina: 129,000 jobsSouth Carolina129,000Nevada: 116,300 jobsNevada116,300Alabama: 114,300 jobsAlabama114,300Oregon: 113,000 jobsOregon113,000Oklahoma: 94,000 jobsOklahoma94,000Kentucky: 92,700 jobsKentucky92,700Iowa: 87,100 jobsIowa87,100Kansas: 77,500 jobsKansas77,500Idaho: 76,600 jobsIdaho76,600Nebraska: 68,100 jobsNebraska68,100Arkansas: 67,500 jobsArkansas67,500Connecticut: 66,100 jobsConnecticut66,100New Mexico: 56,400 jobsNew Mexico56,400Mississippi: 54,500 jobsMississippi54,500Montana: 36,600 jobsMontana36,600West Virginia: 35,000 jobsWest Virginia35,000Maine: 34,900 jobsMaine34,900New Hampshire: 31,500 jobsNew Hampshire31,500North Dakota: 31,200 jobsNorth Dakota31,200South Dakota: 30,400 jobsSouth Dakota30,400Wyoming: 23,900 jobsWyoming23,900Rhode Island: 22,300 jobsRhode Island22,300Alaska: 18,300 jobsAlaska18,300Vermont: 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

RankStatesJuly 2026
jobs		Change on July 2025
1Texas923,300+2.1%
2California886,800-0.8%
3Florida656,800+0.2%
4New York381,300-1.2%
5North Carolina295,200+5.7%
6Ohio273,600+5.4%
7Pennsylvania261,500-0.8%
8Illinois252,600+4.8%
9Georgia232,400-1.4%
10Arizona228,100+1.9%
11Virginia224,900-2.5%
12Washington215,500-1.2%
13Michigan199,700-1.4%
14Colorado188,600+2.6%
15Indiana181,700+3.8%
16Massachusetts169,300+2%
17Tennessee165,6000%
18Maryland165,000+0.4%
19New Jersey161,300-2.9%
20Missouri158,300+4.8%
21Wisconsin154,700+5.7%
22Louisiana151,700+11.9%
23Minnesota148,500+4.9%
24Utah145,400+2.3%
25South Carolina129,000+4.5%
26Nevada116,300+2.6%
27Alabama114,300+3.9%
28Oregon113,000+0.4%
29Oklahoma94,000+4.9%
30Kentucky92,700+0.3%
31Iowa87,100+3.9%
32Kansas77,500+5%
33Idaho76,600+1.9%
34Nebraska68,100+6.1%
35Arkansas67,500+2%
36Connecticut66,100+3.4%
37New Mexico56,400+1.4%
38Mississippi54,500+1.5%
39Montana36,600-1.6%
40West Virginia35,0000%
41Maine34,900-2%
42New Hampshire31,500-3.1%
43North Dakota31,200+2.3%
44South Dakota30,400+2.4%
45Wyoming23,900+5.3%
46Rhode Island22,300-0.4%
47Alaska18,300-3.2%
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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07. 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, 2026-07 [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=2026-07 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 923,300 jobs in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,500 jobs in July 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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