Construction Employment Rises in 43 States and D.C. from June 2017 to June 2018
Texas and Arizona have biggest annual job increases while New Jersey and South Carolina Trail; New York and North Dakota have largest monthly increases as West Virginia and Ohio lag.
Forty-three states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between June 2017 and June 2018, while 32 states and D.C. added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials cautioned that continued job gains may depend on improving the training and education pipeline for workers to enter the industry.