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US states by mining and logging payroll employment

Texas had the highest mining and logging payroll employment of 47 states in August 2026, at 213,100 jobs. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 200 jobs. The median was 6,000 jobs and the figure for the United States was 609,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest213,100Texas
Lowest200Rhode Island
Median6,00047 states
United States609,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 9,500 jobsAlaska: 13,800 jobsArizona: 17,000 jobsArkansas: 4,800 jobsCalifornia: 18,100 jobsColorado: 20,000 jobsConnecticut: 500 jobsGeorgia: 9,500 jobsIdaho: 4,500 jobsIllinois: 7,300 jobsIndiana: 5,300 jobsIowa: 2,200 jobsKansas: 6,000 jobsKentucky: 6,900 jobsLouisiana: 27,500 jobsMaine: 1,800 jobsMaryland: 1,500 jobsMassachusetts: 1,100 jobsMichigan: 7,400 jobsMinnesota: 6,500 jobsMississippi: 5,800 jobsMissouri: 4,500 jobsMontana: 5,600 jobsNebraska: 1,000 jobsNevada: 15,100 jobsNew Hampshire: 900 jobsNew Jersey: 1,500 jobsNew Mexico: 26,400 jobsNew York: 5,500 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,100 jobsNorth Dakota: 17,100 jobsOhio: 9,200 jobsOklahoma: 28,500 jobsOregon: 5,900 jobsPennsylvania: 21,700 jobsRhode Island: 200 jobsSouth Carolina: 4,800 jobsSouth Dakota: 1,200 jobsTennessee: 4,300 jobsTexas: 213,100 jobsUtah: 10,900 jobsVermont: 900 jobsVirginia: 6,400 jobsWashington: 5,200 jobsWest Virginia: 19,500 jobsWisconsin: 4,100 jobsWyoming: 15,400 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, mining and logging, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000001000000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, August 2026

Texas: 213,100 jobsTexas213,100Oklahoma: 28,500 jobsOklahoma28,500Louisiana: 27,500 jobsLouisiana27,500New Mexico: 26,400 jobsNew Mexico26,400Pennsylvania: 21,700 jobsPennsylvania21,700Colorado: 20,000 jobsColorado20,000West Virginia: 19,500 jobsWest Virginia19,500California: 18,100 jobsCalifornia18,100North Dakota: 17,100 jobsNorth Dakota17,100Arizona: 17,000 jobsArizona17,000Wyoming: 15,400 jobsWyoming15,400Nevada: 15,100 jobsNevada15,100Alaska: 13,800 jobsAlaska13,800Utah: 10,900 jobsUtah10,900Alabama: 9,500 jobsAlabama9,500Georgia: 9,500 jobsGeorgia9,500Ohio: 9,200 jobsOhio9,200Michigan: 7,400 jobsMichigan7,400Illinois: 7,300 jobsIllinois7,300Kentucky: 6,900 jobsKentucky6,900Minnesota: 6,500 jobsMinnesota6,500Virginia: 6,400 jobsVirginia6,400North Carolina: 6,100 jobsNorth Carolina6,100Kansas: 6,000 jobsKansas6,000Oregon: 5,900 jobsOregon5,900Mississippi: 5,800 jobsMississippi5,800Montana: 5,600 jobsMontana5,600New York: 5,500 jobsNew York5,500Indiana: 5,300 jobsIndiana5,300Washington: 5,200 jobsWashington5,200Arkansas: 4,800 jobsArkansas4,800South Carolina: 4,800 jobsSouth Carolina4,800Idaho: 4,500 jobsIdaho4,500Missouri: 4,500 jobsMissouri4,500Tennessee: 4,300 jobsTennessee4,300Wisconsin: 4,100 jobsWisconsin4,100Iowa: 2,200 jobsIowa2,200Maine: 1,800 jobsMaine1,800Maryland: 1,500 jobsMaryland1,500New Jersey: 1,500 jobsNew Jersey1,500South Dakota: 1,200 jobsSouth Dakota1,200Massachusetts: 1,100 jobsMassachusetts1,100Nebraska: 1,000 jobsNebraska1,000New Hampshire: 900 jobsNew Hampshire900Vermont: 900 jobsVermont900Connecticut: 500 jobsConnecticut500Rhode Island: 200 jobsRhode Island200Texas: 213,100 jobsTexas213,100Oklahoma: 28,500 jobsOklahoma28,500Louisiana: 27,500 jobsLouisiana27,500New Mexico: 26,400 jobsNew Mexico26,400Pennsylvania: 21,700 jobsPennsylvania21,700Colorado: 20,000 jobsColorado20,000West Virginia: 19,500 jobsWest Virginia19,500California: 18,100 jobsCalifornia18,100North Dakota: 17,100 jobsNorth Dakota17,100Arizona: 17,000 jobsArizona17,000Wyoming: 15,400 jobsWyoming15,400Nevada: 15,100 jobsNevada15,100Alaska: 13,800 jobsAlaska13,800Utah: 10,900 jobsUtah10,900Alabama: 9,500 jobsAlabama9,500Georgia: 9,500 jobsGeorgia9,500Ohio: 9,200 jobsOhio9,200Michigan: 7,400 jobsMichigan7,400Illinois: 7,300 jobsIllinois7,300Kentucky: 6,900 jobsKentucky6,900Minnesota: 6,500 jobsMinnesota6,500Virginia: 6,400 jobsVirginia6,400North Carolina: 6,100 jobsNorth Carolina6,100Kansas: 6,000 jobsKansas6,000Oregon: 5,900 jobsOregon5,900Mississippi: 5,800 jobsMississippi5,800Montana: 5,600 jobsMontana5,600New York: 5,500 jobsNew York5,500Indiana: 5,300 jobsIndiana5,300Washington: 5,200 jobsWashington5,200Arkansas: 4,800 jobsArkansas4,800South Carolina: 4,800 jobsSouth Carolina4,800Idaho: 4,500 jobsIdaho4,500Missouri: 4,500 jobsMissouri4,500Tennessee: 4,300 jobsTennessee4,300Wisconsin: 4,100 jobsWisconsin4,100Iowa: 2,200 jobsIowa2,200Maine: 1,800 jobsMaine1,800Maryland: 1,500 jobsMaryland1,500New Jersey: 1,500 jobsNew Jersey1,500South Dakota: 1,200 jobsSouth Dakota1,200Massachusetts: 1,100 jobsMassachusetts1,100Nebraska: 1,000 jobsNebraska1,000New Hampshire: 900 jobsNew Hampshire900Vermont: 900 jobsVermont900Connecticut: 500 jobsConnecticut500Rhode Island: 200 jobsRhode Island200
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, mining and logging, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000001000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-20.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1Texas213,100+1.2%
2Oklahoma28,500+0.7%
3Louisiana27,500-2.5%
4New Mexico26,400+5.2%
5Pennsylvania21,700+1.9%
6Colorado20,000-2.4%
7West Virginia19,500-3.9%
8California18,100-1.6%
9North Dakota17,100+0.6%
10Arizona17,000+7.6%
11Wyoming15,4000%
12Nevada15,100+2.7%
13Alaska13,800+3.8%
14Utah10,900-1.8%
15Alabama9,500+2.2%
15Georgia9,500+1.1%
17Ohio9,200+2.2%
18Michigan7,400+7.2%
19Illinois7,300+5.8%
20Kentucky6,9000%
21Minnesota6,500+8.3%
22Virginia6,400-7.2%
23North Carolina6,100-1.6%
24Kansas6,000+3.4%
25Oregon5,900+1.7%
26Mississippi5,800+1.8%
27Montana5,6000%
28New York5,500+1.9%
29Indiana5,300+1.9%
30Washington5,200+4%
31Arkansas4,8000%
31South Carolina4,800+2.1%
33Idaho4,500+2.3%
33Missouri4,500+2.3%
35Tennessee4,3000%
36Wisconsin4,100+2.5%
37Iowa2,2000%
38Maine1,800-5.3%
39Maryland1,5000%
39New Jersey1,5000%
41South Dakota1,2000%
42Massachusetts1,100+10%
43Nebraska1,0000%
44New Hampshire9000%
44Vermont900+12.5%
46Connecticut5000%
47Rhode Island2000%

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About this ranking

Number of jobs on mining and logging payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers oil and gas extraction, mining, quarrying, support activities for mining, and logging.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. BLS publishes no separate statewide figure for Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida 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, mining and logging, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000001000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.60.MiningAndLogging.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, mining and logging, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000001000000001), US states by mining and logging payroll employment, 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.60.MiningAndLogging.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mining-logging-jobs/us-states?period=2026-08. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest mining and logging payroll employment?

Texas, with 213,100 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest mining and logging payroll employment?

Rhode Island, with 200 jobs in August 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, mining and logging, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000001000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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