Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C., added construction jobs in November 2024 as contractors continued to face labor challenges, according to Associated General Contractors of America. Forty-one states and Washington, D.C., added construction jobs during the past year.
“While job growth has been widespread over the past year, the more limited growth in the latest month may be a sign of the difficulty contractors face in finding qualified workers,” said Ken Simonson, the AGC’s chief economist. “More states would have added construction employees from October to November if there were enough qualified workers available to hire.”
Florida added the most construction jobs from October 2024 to November 2024—7,600—and Minnesota had the largest percentage increase of construction jobs for the month—2.1%. During the past 12 months, Texas added the most construction jobs—32,200—and Alaska had the largest percentage increase—20.3%.
Indiana lost the largest number of construction jobs (-3,400) for the month and had the largest percentage decline (-2%). During the past 12 months, California lost the most construction jobs (-11,500) and Maryland had the largest percentage decline (-2.3%).
