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Only Half Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From May 2024 To May 2025, As Owners Pause Or Cancel Work Amid Tariff And Policy Uncertainty

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va.-W.Va. and Las Cruces, N.M. Again Lead in Number and Percentage of Yearly Job Gains, While Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Niles, Mich. Have Worst Declines

Construction Employment Increases In 33 States And D.C. From May 2024 To May 2025; 27 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April To May

Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While California and Washington Have the Worst Yearly Losses; Michigan and Montana Top Monthly Gainers; Vermont, Virginia & California Have the Worst Declines

Construction Sector Adds 4,000 Jobs In May As Wages Rise And Firms Retain Workers, But Market Uncertainty Has Led To A Slowdown In Hiring

 

Increases in Nonresidential Construction Employment were Tempered by Declines in Residential Construction Jobs; Average Hourly Earnings Up 4.7 Percent as Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.5 Percent

Construction Spending Decreases By 0.4 Percent From March To April And 0.5 Percent Over 12 Months, Marking First Year-over-year Drop Since 2019

 

Private Nonresidential Investment and Homebuilding Decline as Uncertainty over Tariffs and Trade Friction Keeps Contractors and Owners Guessing about Costs and Demand for Upcoming Projects