Nonresidential construction employment increased by 126,400 jobs, or 2.6%, over the past year while residential employment moved lower.
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Residential construction lost 44,200 jobs year over year while nonresidential construction added 126,400, creating a sharp split in labor demand.
Construction pay growth accelerated in July, with craft-worker wages rising faster than pay for production workers across the broader private sector.
Nonresidential construction added 20,000 jobs in July, led by 15,400 new specialty-trade positions as data center work stayed strong.
Construction job openings rose sharply in June while industry hiring remained uneven, highlighting the gap between available work and available...
The construction unemployment rate fell to 3.7% in July, tightening the available labor pool while nonresidential hiring continued to grow.
Construction employers reported 305,000 job openings at the end of June, up 14,000 for the month and 81,000 from a year earlier.
Every state posted a construction unemployment rate below 10% in June, and all but three states were below 7%, according to ABC.
ABC estimates construction must attract 349,000 net new workers in 2026, with retirements accounting for much of the labor demand.
