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Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose year over year from March 2023 to March 2024 in 39 states, fell in 10 states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in Vermont, according to Associated General Contractors of America’s (AGC) analysis of data the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics posted.
California added the most construction employees (33,900 or 3.8 percent), followed by Texas (28,600, 3.5 percent) and Florida (23,000, 3.7 percent). Alaska again had the steepest percentage increase (16 percent, 2,700), followed by South Dakota (11 percent, 3,000) and Arkansas (9.7 percent, 6,000).
The largest job losses again occurred in New York (-9,700, -2.5 percent) and Washington (-8,400, -3.6 percent), followed by Maryland (-4,700, -2.9 percent). The steepest percentage loss occurred in Washington, followed by Maryland and North Dakota (both -2.9 percent, -800 jobs). For the month, construction employment rose in 36 states and D.C., fell in 13 states, and was unchanged in Rhode Island.
New York added the most jobs (9,500, 2.5 percent), followed by California (4,600, 0.5 percent) and Michigan (4,000, 2 percent). New York also had the largest percentage gain, followed by Wisconsin (2.2 percent, 3,100) and Minnesota (2.1 percent, 2,700).
Oregon lost the most jobs (-2,300, 2 percent), followed by Colorado (-1,500, -0.8 percent). Oregon also had the largest percentage loss, followed by Wyoming (-0.9 percent, -200 jobs).
