Forty-three US states added construction jobs between February 2016 and February 2017 while 39 states added construction jobs between January and February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.
Florida added the most construction jobs (34,700 jobs, 7.5 percent) during the past year. Rhode Island added the highest percentage of new construction jobs during the past year (12.2 percent, 2,200 jobs). Mississippi lost the highest number and percentage of construction jobs between February 2016 and February 2017 (-4,000 jobs, -8.7 percent).
Illinois added the most construction jobs between January and February (7,300 jobs, 3.4 percent). Alaska added the highest percentage of construction jobs during the past month (7.9 percent, 1,200 jobs). Mississippi lost the highest percentage of construction jobs between January and February (-1,600 jobs, -3.7 percent).