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Pennsylvania has adopted tougher data center permit expectations addressing infrastructure costs, community engagement, local hiring and environmental protections.
Construction employment increased in 36 states and Washington, D.C., from July 2025 to July 2026, showing broad but uneven hiring growth.
Twenty-eight states added construction jobs from June to July, with Illinois, Ohio, California, Florida and Louisiana posting the largest gains.
Texas added 17,500 construction jobs from July 2025 to July 2026, the largest increase of any state despite a July monthly decline.
Construction apprenticeship participation is expanding, with nonunion registered programs reporting strong growth as the industry faces a 349,000-worker gap.
Nonresidential construction added 20,000 jobs in July, led by 15,400 new specialty-trade positions as data center work stayed strong.
Residential construction lost 44,200 jobs year over year while nonresidential construction added 126,400, creating a sharp split in labor demand.
