Thirty-nine US states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between September 2018 and September 2019, while construction employment increased in 28 states from August to September, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.
Texas added the most construction jobs over the year (52,000 jobs, 7.0 percent), while Nevada added the highest percentage of construction jobs over 12 months (11,100 jobs, 12.3 percent).
Eleven states shed construction jobs over the latest 12 months. Louisiana lost the largest number and percentage of construction jobs (-10,600 jobs, -7.0 percent).
Texas added the most construction jobs between August and September (7,200 jobs, 0.9 percent), while Hawaii added the highest percentage of construction jobs for the month (2.7 percent, 1,000 jobs).
Construction employment decreased from August to September in 22 states and was flat in D.C. Virginia lost the largest number of construction jobs for the month (-3,200 jobs, -1.6 percent), while North Dakota had the largest percentage decline for the month (-3.2 percent, -900 jobs).