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US states by construction payroll employment

Texas had the highest construction payroll employment of 48 states in August 2026, at 924,000 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 16,500 jobs. The median was 137,650 jobs and the figure for the United States was 8,353,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest924,000Texas
Lowest16,500Vermont
Median137,65048 states
United States8,353,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 113,700 jobsAlaska: 18,300 jobsArizona: 227,800 jobsArkansas: 67,600 jobsCalifornia: 885,700 jobsColorado: 188,100 jobsConnecticut: 66,200 jobsFlorida: 656,900 jobsGeorgia: 232,200 jobsIdaho: 77,200 jobsIllinois: 253,200 jobsIndiana: 180,800 jobsIowa: 87,700 jobsKansas: 77,900 jobsKentucky: 93,300 jobsLouisiana: 153,600 jobsMaine: 35,100 jobsMaryland: 163,700 jobsMassachusetts: 167,800 jobsMichigan: 199,600 jobsMinnesota: 149,000 jobsMississippi: 56,100 jobsMissouri: 160,500 jobsMontana: 37,200 jobsNebraska: 68,700 jobsNevada: 116,600 jobsNew Hampshire: 31,400 jobsNew Jersey: 162,500 jobsNew Mexico: 56,900 jobsNew York: 383,500 jobsNorth Carolina: 296,300 jobsNorth Dakota: 31,100 jobsOhio: 278,700 jobsOklahoma: 93,500 jobsOregon: 113,100 jobsPennsylvania: 261,800 jobsRhode Island: 22,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 128,900 jobsSouth Dakota: 30,500 jobsTennessee: 166,500 jobsTexas: 924,000 jobsUtah: 146,400 jobsVermont: 16,500 jobsVirginia: 227,300 jobsWashington: 216,600 jobsWest Virginia: 34,300 jobsWisconsin: 157,900 jobsWyoming: 23,900 jobs
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jobs, August 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, August 2026

Texas: 924,000 jobsTexas924,000California: 885,700 jobsCalifornia885,700Florida: 656,900 jobsFlorida656,900New York: 383,500 jobsNew York383,500North Carolina: 296,300 jobsNorth Carolina296,300Ohio: 278,700 jobsOhio278,700Pennsylvania: 261,800 jobsPennsylvania261,800Illinois: 253,200 jobsIllinois253,200Georgia: 232,200 jobsGeorgia232,200Arizona: 227,800 jobsArizona227,800Virginia: 227,300 jobsVirginia227,300Washington: 216,600 jobsWashington216,600Michigan: 199,600 jobsMichigan199,600Colorado: 188,100 jobsColorado188,100Indiana: 180,800 jobsIndiana180,800Massachusetts: 167,800 jobsMassachusetts167,800Tennessee: 166,500 jobsTennessee166,500Maryland: 163,700 jobsMaryland163,700New Jersey: 162,500 jobsNew Jersey162,500Missouri: 160,500 jobsMissouri160,500Wisconsin: 157,900 jobsWisconsin157,900Louisiana: 153,600 jobsLouisiana153,600Minnesota: 149,000 jobsMinnesota149,000Utah: 146,400 jobsUtah146,400South Carolina: 128,900 jobsSouth Carolina128,900Nevada: 116,600 jobsNevada116,600Alabama: 113,700 jobsAlabama113,700Oregon: 113,100 jobsOregon113,100Oklahoma: 93,500 jobsOklahoma93,500Kentucky: 93,300 jobsKentucky93,300Iowa: 87,700 jobsIowa87,700Kansas: 77,900 jobsKansas77,900Idaho: 77,200 jobsIdaho77,200Nebraska: 68,700 jobsNebraska68,700Arkansas: 67,600 jobsArkansas67,600Connecticut: 66,200 jobsConnecticut66,200New Mexico: 56,900 jobsNew Mexico56,900Mississippi: 56,100 jobsMississippi56,100Montana: 37,200 jobsMontana37,200Maine: 35,100 jobsMaine35,100West Virginia: 34,300 jobsWest Virginia34,300New Hampshire: 31,400 jobsNew Hampshire31,400North Dakota: 31,100 jobsNorth Dakota31,100South Dakota: 30,500 jobsSouth Dakota30,500Wyoming: 23,900 jobsWyoming23,900Rhode Island: 22,300 jobsRhode Island22,300Alaska: 18,300 jobsAlaska18,300Vermont: 16,500 jobsVermont16,500Texas: 924,000 jobsTexas924,000California: 885,700 jobsCalifornia885,700Florida: 656,900 jobsFlorida656,900New York: 383,500 jobsNew York383,500North Carolina: 296,300 jobsNorth Carolina296,300Ohio: 278,700 jobsOhio278,700Pennsylvania: 261,800 jobsPennsylvania261,800Illinois: 253,200 jobsIllinois253,200Georgia: 232,200 jobsGeorgia232,200Arizona: 227,800 jobsArizona227,800Virginia: 227,300 jobsVirginia227,300Washington: 216,600 jobsWashington216,600Michigan: 199,600 jobsMichigan199,600Colorado: 188,100 jobsColorado188,100Indiana: 180,800 jobsIndiana180,800Massachusetts: 167,800 jobsMassachusetts167,800Tennessee: 166,500 jobsTennessee166,500Maryland: 163,700 jobsMaryland163,700New Jersey: 162,500 jobsNew Jersey162,500Missouri: 160,500 jobsMissouri160,500Wisconsin: 157,900 jobsWisconsin157,900Louisiana: 153,600 jobsLouisiana153,600Minnesota: 149,000 jobsMinnesota149,000Utah: 146,400 jobsUtah146,400South Carolina: 128,900 jobsSouth Carolina128,900Nevada: 116,600 jobsNevada116,600Alabama: 113,700 jobsAlabama113,700Oregon: 113,100 jobsOregon113,100Oklahoma: 93,500 jobsOklahoma93,500Kentucky: 93,300 jobsKentucky93,300Iowa: 87,700 jobsIowa87,700Kansas: 77,900 jobsKansas77,900Idaho: 77,200 jobsIdaho77,200Nebraska: 68,700 jobsNebraska68,700Arkansas: 67,600 jobsArkansas67,600Connecticut: 66,200 jobsConnecticut66,200New Mexico: 56,900 jobsNew Mexico56,900Mississippi: 56,100 jobsMississippi56,100Montana: 37,200 jobsMontana37,200Maine: 35,100 jobsMaine35,100West Virginia: 34,300 jobsWest Virginia34,300New Hampshire: 31,400 jobsNew Hampshire31,400North Dakota: 31,100 jobsNorth Dakota31,100South Dakota: 30,500 jobsSouth Dakota30,500Wyoming: 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 2026-10-20.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1Texas924,000+1.8%
2California885,700-0.8%
3Florida656,900+0.4%
4New York383,500-0.7%
5North Carolina296,300+5.9%
6Ohio278,700+7%
7Pennsylvania261,800-0.9%
8Illinois253,200+5.2%
9Georgia232,200-1.9%
10Arizona227,800+2%
11Virginia227,300-1.9%
12Washington216,600-0.3%
13Michigan199,600-1.8%
14Colorado188,100+2.1%
15Indiana180,800+1.9%
16Massachusetts167,800+1.3%
17Tennessee166,5000%
18Maryland163,700-0.6%
19New Jersey162,500-2.2%
20Missouri160,500+5.8%
21Wisconsin157,900+7.4%
22Louisiana153,600+13.2%
23Minnesota149,000+5.3%
24Utah146,400+3.3%
25South Carolina128,900+3.9%
26Nevada116,600+3%
27Alabama113,700+3.2%
28Oregon113,100+0.7%
29Oklahoma93,500+4.2%
30Kentucky93,300+1%
31Iowa87,700+3.8%
32Kansas77,900+5.7%
33Idaho77,200+2.9%
34Nebraska68,700+6.8%
35Arkansas67,600+2.1%
36Connecticut66,200+3.3%
37New Mexico56,900+3.5%
38Mississippi56,100+4.1%
39Montana37,200+0.3%
40Maine35,100-1.4%
41West Virginia34,300-2.8%
42New Hampshire31,400-3.4%
43North Dakota31,100+1.3%
44South Dakota30,500+2.7%
45Wyoming23,900+6.7%
46Rhode Island22,300-1.8%
47Alaska18,300-2.1%
48Vermont16,500+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 2026-10-20.

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Which state has the highest construction payroll employment?

Texas, with 924,000 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest construction payroll employment?

Vermont, with 16,500 jobs in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

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