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Construction Employment Increases In 36 States And D.C. From July 2025 To July 2026; 28 States Add Jobs From June To July As Association Warns More Jobs Are At Risk

Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Lag; Illinois and Mississippi Top Monthly Gainers, While Texas and West Virginia Have the Largest Monthly Job Losses

Construction Input Costs Climb 7.1 Percent Between July 2025 and July 2026 as Impacts From War and Tariffs Spread Beyond Petroleum and Metals

Construction Association Officials Call for Greater Certainty and Relief from Tariffs on Key Materials and Urge Congress to Complete Action Promptly on Increased Funding for Highway and Transit Projects

Construction Employment Gains And Wages Accelerate In July; Industry Officials Warn Gains May Stall Amid Threats To Infrastructure Work

Industry Employment and Wages Continue Rising Faster Than Overall Labor Market as Firms Perform Public and Technology Infrastructure Upgrades, But Politics Threatens to Undermine that Demand, Officials Caution

Construction Spending Falls 3.2 Percent Annually In June; Contractors Urge Officials To Avoid Policies That Could Further Weaken Demand

Contractors Say Weakness Is Spreading Across Much of the Private Construction Market Despite Continued Strength in Infrastructure, Power and Data Centers, While Highway Funding is at Risk of Sharp Downturn