While the AIA reported a less-than-positive index this month, the Associated General Contractors of America saw significant gains. According to the AGC’s analysis of U.S. Labor Department data, construction jobs increased in 39 states from August 2018 to August 2019, and in 29 states from July to August of this year.
AGC’s chief economist said more states would have likely posted an increase in employment if not for the difficulty to find skilled workers. Texas led the country in job growth year over year (43,900 jobs), with California (34,300) and Florida (20,900) rounding out the top three states.
