The national construction unemployment rate in June was 3.4%, a 0.1% increase from June 2024, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
An Associated Builders and Contractors analysis found that all states had construction unemployment rates below 10%.
As of June 2025, 37 states had lower construction unemployment rates compared to June 2019.
Seasonally adjusted payroll construction employment was 8.3 million in June, or 9.4%, above its pre-pandemic peak of 7.6 million.
“While June state construction unemployment rates continue to indicate a relatively healthy level of construction employment, uneasiness that the economy might weaken over the remainder of this year and into 2026 is producing some hesitancy among builders and developers about proceeding with new projects,” Markstein Advisors President Bernard Markstein, who conducted the analysis for ABC, said in a statement.
Read the full ABC report here.
