Construction employment in February remained below pre-pandemic levels in all but six states, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Compared with February 2020, the last month before the coronavirus outbreak, construction employment is lower in 44 states and Washington D.C.
Increasing material costs and supply chain issues may continue to stifle future employment in the industry, according to AGC.
“Today’s figures show most states are still far from recovering the construction jobs lost a year ago,” stated Ken Simonson, AGC’s chief economist. “The overall economy is recovering, but huge price spikes and ever-lengthening delivery times threaten to set construction back further.”
Compared with January 2021, 35 states shed construction jobs in February and 11 states added jobs. No change in construction employment was recorded in D.C., Idaho, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The full AGC report can be found here.
