Construction employment increased in 248 of 358—or 69%—of metro areas between May 2021 and May 2022, an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America showed.
Construction employment increased in 248 of 358—or 69%—of metro areas between May 2021 and May 2022, an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America showed.
Construction employment declined in 62 metro areas year-over-year and remained unchanged in 48 areas. The number of construction job openings at the end of April, however, totaled 494,000—the largest total for that month in 22 years of surveys.
“Construction employment has rebounded from post-pandemic lows in most metro areas,” Ken Simonson, AGC’s chief economist, said in a statement. “But near-record low unemployment and historically high job openings show that employment would be even higher if enough qualified workers were available.”
The most construction jobs added year-over-year in May were in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, and the biggest decline in construction employment was in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla.
The full AGC report can be found here.