Construction Employment Rises In 45 States from February 2022 to 2023
Texas and Rhode Island top list of yearly gains, while West Virginia lags with number and percent of losses; California, Minnesota and Rhode Island lead in monthly job increases, while Tennessee and Hawaii trail
Construction employment increased in 45 states in February from a year earlier, while 24 states added construction jobs from January to February, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America on March 24. Association officials said the annual job gains are a sign that demand for construction remains robust and continued to caution that labor shortages are holding many firms back.
“Unfavorable weather may have held back construction in many states [in February] compared to January,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “But construction employment continued to expand almost everywhere in February compared to a year ago, despite a slump in homebuilding.”