Texas and Arkansas top list of yearly increases, while Colorado and Connecticut experience worst losses; California and Louisiana lead in monthly job gains, while Indiana and Rhode Island have largest declines
Construction employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in May 2023 from May 2022, while only 24 states added construction jobs from April to May, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America on June 16.
Most of the construction gains occurred in the nonresidential construction sector, while firms now pay workers 19 percent more compared to the average job as they struggle to recruit new people
The construction sector added 25,000 jobs in May while the unemployment rate fell to its second-lowest rate for the month and pay levels in the industry continued to rise, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released June 2.
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Hanford-Corcoran, California, experience largest number and percentage of gains; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California, and Monroe, Michigan, have most extensive construction job losses
Construction employment increased in 231, or 65 percent, of 358 metro areas between April 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.
Texas and Arkansas top lists of year-over-year gains while Colorado and North Dakota record the worst losses, Texas and Nebraska lead in monthly job increases while Washington and Maine experience largest declines
Construction employment increased in 45 states and the District of Columbia in July from a year earlier, while 27 states added construction employees from June to July, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Aug. 18 by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Texas and Arkansas top list of yearly gains while California and West Virginia experience worst losses; Washington and South Dakota lead in monthly job increases while Texas and Alaska have largest declines
Construction employment increased in 42 states in April from a year earlier, while only 24 states added construction jobs from March to April, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America May 19.
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Corvallis, Oregon, experience largest number and percentage of gains; St. Louis and Monroe, Michigan, have most extensive construction job losses during the past year
Construction employment increased in 221, or 62 percent, of 358 metro areas between June 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Fairbanks, Arkansas, experience largest number and percentage of gains; Lawton, Oklahoma, and Sacramento—Roseville—Arden-Arcade, California, have most extensive construction job losses
Construction employment increased in 259, or 72 percent, of 358 metro areas between March 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.
Texas and Rhode Island top list of yearly gains, while California and West Virginia experience worst losses; Texas and Kentucky lead in monthly job increases, while California and Connecticut have largest declines
Construction employment increased in 44 states in March from a year earlier, while only 20 states added construction jobs from February to March, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America on April 21.
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Hanford-Corcoran, California, experience largest number and percentage of gains; Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, and Monroe, Michigan, have most extensive construction job losses
Construction employment increased in 230, or 64 percent, of 358 metro areas between May 2022 and May 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Hanford-Corcoran, California, experience largest number and percentage of gains; Lawton, Oklahoma, and Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, California, have most extensive construction job losses
Construction employment increased in 283, or 79 percent, of 358 metro areas between February 2022 and February 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.