Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose year-over-year (y/y) from September 2023 to September in 40 states. It declined in 10 states and the District of Columbia, according to Associated General Contractors of America’s (AGC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.
Texas added the most construction jobs (42,300 or 5.1 percent), followed by Florida (37,100, 5.9 percent), Ohio (16,400, 6.9 percent), Michigan (12,600, 6.6 percent), and Indiana (12,500, 7.7 percent). The largest percentage increases were again in Alaska (21 percent, 3,700 jobs) and Hawaii (12 percent, 4,500), followed by Oklahoma (9.4 percent, 7,800) and Nevada (8.8 percent, 10,000).
The largest loss again occurred in New York (-6,900, -1.8 percent), followed by Oregon (-4,800, -4.1 percent) and Maryland (-4,600, -2.9 percent). Oregon had the largest percentage loss, followed by Maryland and Maine (-2.6 percent -900 jobs). For the month, construction employment rose in 24 states, and D.C. declined in 23 states, but it was unchanged in Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Texas added the most jobs (8,100 or 0.9 percent), followed by Ohio (6,700, 2.7 percent), Florida (3,600, 0.5 percent), South Carolina (2,900, 2.4 percent), and Colorado (2,000, 1.1 percent). Ohio had the largest percentage gain, followed by South Carolina, Alaska (1.9 percent, 400), and Nebraska (1.9 percent, 1,200).
Tennessee lost the most construction jobs in the month (-1,600, -1.0 percent), followed by Oregon (-1,500, -1.3 percent) and Louisiana (-1,500, -1.1 percent). North Dakota lost the highest percentage of jobs (-2.1 percent, -600 jobs), followed by Oregon and West Virginia (-1.2 percent, -400). For D.C., Delaware, and Hawaii, BLS posts combined totals for mining, logging, and construction; AGC treats the changes as all from construction.