States with the Highest Percentage of Population Employed in Construction
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States with the Highest Percentage of Population Employed in Construction in the United States
| State | % Employed | vs State Median | vs National | |
| 1. | Idaho | 9.1% | 7.0% (+2.11) | 6.9%(+2.19) |
| 2. | Wyoming | 8.9% | 7.0% (+1.90) | 6.9%(+1.98) |
| 3. | Texas | 8.7% | 7.0% (+1.75) | 6.9%(+1.84) |
| 4. | Montana | 8.6% | 7.0% (+1.64) | 6.9%(+1.72) |
| 5. | Florida | 8.2% | 7.0% (+1.21) | 6.9%(+1.29) |
| 6. | Louisiana | 8.1% | 7.0% (+1.12) | 6.9%(+1.20) |
| 7. | Colorado | 8.0% | 7.0% (+1.08) | 6.9%(+1.17) |
| 8. | Utah | 7.8% | 7.0% (+0.885) | 6.9%(+0.967) |
| 9. | Maine | 7.6% | 7.0% (+0.634) | 6.9%(+0.716) |
| 10. | Nevada | 7.6% | 7.0% (+0.615) | 6.9%(+0.697) |
| 11. | Arizona | 7.5% | 7.0% (+0.519) | 6.9%(+0.601) |
| 12. | New Mexico | 7.4% | 7.0% (+0.470) | 6.9%(+0.552) |
| 13. | Vermont | 7.4% | 7.0% (+0.420) | 6.9%(+0.502) |
| 14. | Maryland | 7.4% | 7.0% (+0.419) | 6.9%(+0.501) |
| 15. | Nebraska | 7.3% | 7.0% (+0.388) | 6.9%(+0.470) |
| 16. | North Carolina | 7.3% | 7.0% (+0.347) | 6.9%(+0.429) |
| 17. | Hawaii | 7.3% | 7.0% (+0.310) | 6.9%(+0.393) |
| 18. | North Dakota | 7.2% | 7.0% (+0.246) | 6.9%(+0.329) |
| 19. | Washington | 7.2% | 7.0% (+0.237) | 6.9%(+0.320) |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 7.2% | 7.0% (+0.211) | 6.9%(+0.294) |
| 21. | Delaware | 7.1% | 7.0% (+0.181) | 6.9%(+0.264) |
| 22. | Arkansas | 7.1% | 7.0% (+0.178) | 6.9%(+0.261) |
| 23. | South Dakota | 7.1% | 7.0% (+0.168) | 6.9%(+0.250) |
| 24. | New Hampshire | 7.1% | 7.0% (+0.113) | 6.9%(+0.195) |
| 25. | South Carolina | 7.0% | 7.0% (+0.013) | 6.9%(+0.096) |
| 26. | Alabama | 6.9% | 7.0% (-0.013) | 6.9%(+0.069) |
| 27. | Alaska | 6.8% | 7.0% (-0.158) | 6.9%(-0.076) |
| 28. | Tennessee | 6.8% | 7.0% (-0.177) | 6.9%(-0.095) |
| 29. | Georgia | 6.8% | 7.0% (-0.181) | 6.9%(-0.098) |
| 30. | Mississippi | 6.8% | 7.0% (-0.186) | 6.9%(-0.104) |
| 31. | Missouri | 6.8% | 7.0% (-0.203) | 6.9%(-0.120) |
| 32. | Iowa | 6.7% | 7.0% (-0.223) | 6.9%(-0.141) |
| 33. | Oregon | 6.7% | 7.0% (-0.246) | 6.9%(-0.163) |
| 34. | California | 6.7% | 7.0% (-0.268) | 6.9%(-0.185) |
| 35. | Virginia | 6.5% | 7.0% (-0.441) | 6.9%(-0.359) |
| 36. | West Virginia | 6.5% | 7.0% (-0.444) | 6.9%(-0.361) |
| 37. | Indiana | 6.4% | 7.0% (-0.562) | 6.9%(-0.479) |
| 38. | Kansas | 6.4% | 7.0% (-0.575) | 6.9%(-0.492) |
| 39. | Rhode Island | 6.3% | 7.0% (-0.708) | 6.9%(-0.625) |
| 40. | Minnesota | 6.2% | 7.0% (-0.723) | 6.9%(-0.641) |
| 41. | Kentucky | 6.2% | 7.0% (-0.781) | 6.9%(-0.698) |
| 42. | Wisconsin | 6.1% | 7.0% (-0.824) | 6.9%(-0.742) |
| 43. | Connecticut | 6.1% | 7.0% (-0.824) | 6.9%(-0.742) |
| 44. | New Jersey | 6.1% | 7.0% (-0.827) | 6.9%(-0.745) |
| 45. | Pennsylvania | 6.0% | 7.0% (-0.959) | 6.9%(-0.877) |
| 46. | Massachusetts | 6.0% | 7.0% (-0.974) | 6.9%(-0.892) |
| 47. | Ohio | 5.8% | 7.0% (-1.13) | 6.9%(-1.05) |
| 48. | New York | 5.8% | 7.0% (-1.16) | 6.9%(-1.07) |
| 49. | Michigan | 5.8% | 7.0% (-1.19) | 6.9%(-1.11) |
| 50. | Illinois | 5.5% | 7.0% (-1.50) | 6.9%(-1.42) |
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Top 10 States with the Highest Percentage of Population Employed in Construction in the United States are:
What state has the Highest Percentage of Population Employed in Construction in the United States?
Idaho has the Highest Percentage of Population Employed in Construction in the United States with 9.1%.
What is the Percentage of Population Employed in Construction in the United States?
Percentage of Population Employed in Construction in the United States is 6.9%.