Nonresidential Construction Job Numbers Rise in August

Nonresidential construction picked up the lion’s share of a 22,000-job increase in August.

Analysis of federal data by both Associated Builders and Contractors and Associated General Contractors of America shows that construction industry employment has increased by 212,000, or 2.7%, on a year-over-year basis.

In August, construction employment totaled 7,993,000, seasonally adjusted.

Comparatively, a total of 363,000 job openings were recorded on the last day of July, according to an analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. 

Associated Builders and ContractorsFor the data, a job opening is defined as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting.

Construction job openings decreased by 23,000 from June but are up 10,000 from the same time in 2022.

AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson says the federal reports show that there is no letup in demand for construction workers or private-sector projects.