Increases in stimulus-funded projects and growing demand for single family construction helped boost monthly construction employment in 29 states between March and April, according to a new analysis of federal employment figures released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Despite the recent gains, 46 states and the District of Columbia lost construction jobs over the past twelve months.
“A gradual turnaround appears to be taking hold after years of construction employment declines,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “As more stimulus projects get underway and single-family housing starts pick up, we are likely to see the number of states with year-over-year increases grow.”
Click here to listen to Ken Simonson and construction contractors discuss the reasons behind the April construction employment gains.
Click here for the state-by-state construction employment figures.
