Construction Employment Increases in 40 States

October 31, 2024

Construction employment increased in 40 states in September from a year earlier, while 24 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between August and September, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said even more states would have added workers if contractors could find enough qualified applicants.

“It is great that four out of five states have added construction jobs over the past year,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist and economic contributor to tED magazine. “Even more states would be seeing gains if there were enough qualified workers available to fill job openings.”

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