Associated Builders and Contractors analyzes U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
As of December 2019, the construction industry employed 143,000 more workers nationally compared to December 2018, while the national NSA construction unemployment rate decreased from 5.1 percent to 5 percent over the same period, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors.
In 24 states, estimated construction unemployment rates fell nationally when compared to the previous year. Meantime, unemployment rates rose in 25 states and were unchanged in one state (New York) on a year-over-year basis.