Construction Employment Increases in December 2018
Texas and Connecticut Have Biggest Number and Percent of Annual Job Gains as South Carolina Lags
Forty-three states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between December 2017 and December 2018, while 36 states added construction jobs between November and December, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released. Association officials cautioned that growing labor shortages and trade disputes were leading to higher construction costs.