Construction employment rises in 192 metro areas from March 2024 to March 2025; Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Anniston-Oxford, and Las Cruces lead job growth while Los Angeles and Monroe lag

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va.-W.Va., Anniston-Oxford, Ala. and Las Cruces, N.M. Lead in Number and Percentage of Yearly Job Gains, While Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. and Monroe, Mich. Trail

Construction employment increased in 192, or 53 percent, of 360 metro areas between March 2024 and March 2025, according to an analysisState List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change Alabama Statewide Construction 105,500 109,500 4,000 4% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 114,800 118,700 3,900 3% Anniston-Oxford, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,200 1,400 200 17% 104 1 Auburn-Opelika, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,500 3,700 200 6% 104 50 Birmingham, AL Construction 30,700 31,000 300 1% 82 157 Decatur, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,800 4,800 0 0% 193 193 Dothan, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,800 2,900 100 4% 137 80 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,900 4,300 400 10% 67 16 Gadsden, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,100 1,200 100 9% 137 21 Huntsville, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 11,200 12,000 800 7% 42 35 Mobile, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 13,800 14,500 700 5% 48 63 Montgomery, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,500 7,600 100 1% 137 157 Tuscaloosa, AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,400 7,600 200 3% 104 103 Columbus, GA-AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,200 5,100 -100 -2% 244 264 Alaska Statewide Construction 16,700 17,300 600 4% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 28,900 29,900 1,000 3% Anchorage, AK Construction 10,400 11,300 900 9% 36 21 Fairbanks-College, AK Construction 2,700 2,700 0 0% 193 193 Arizona Statewide Construction 230,100 224,000 -6,100 -3% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 244,700 239,600 -5,100 -2% Flagstaff, AZ Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,300 3,100 -200 -6% 274 331 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,800 4,500 -300 -6% 289 331 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Construction 183,900 179,600 -4,300 -2% 355 264 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,300 7,000 -300 -4% 289 305 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,200 2,100 -100 -5% 244 318 Tucson, AZ Construction 21,600 20,400 -1,200 -6% 336 331 Yuma, AZ Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,300 4,000 -300 -7% 289 346 Arkansas Statewide Construction 66,200 65,100 -1,100 -2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 71,500 70,200 -1,300 -2% Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Mining, Logging, and Construction 17,400 18,200 800 5% 42 63 Fort Smith, AR-OK Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,900 5,000 100 2% 137 130 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Mining, Logging, and Construction 21,200 21,300 100 1% 137 185 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Mining, Logging, and Construction 25,100 24,300 -800 -3% 325 282 Texarkana, TX-AR Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,000 2,900 -100 -3% 244 282 California Statewide Construction 898,000 873,300 -24,700 -3% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 916,400 891,600 -24,800 -3% Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Div. Construction 104,800 99,700 -5,100 -5% 358 318 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Construction 15,800 15,300 -500 -3% 312 282 Chico, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,900 3,900 0 0% 193 193 El Centro, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,100 2,000 -100 -5% 244 318 Fresno, CA Construction 24,300 24,600 300 1% 82 157 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,100 1,100 0 0% 193 193 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Construction 255,000 241,100 -13,900 -5% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Div. Construction 150,200 141,400 -8,800 -6% 360 331 Merced, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,200 3,300 100 3% 137 103 Modesto, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 10,500 10,900 400 4% 67 80 Napa, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,100 4,200 100 2% 137 130 Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Div. Construction 73,100 68,400 -4,700 -6% 357 331 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Construction 17,600 17,300 -300 -2% 289 264 Redding, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,100 4,400 300 7% 82 35 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Construction 114,600 108,400 -6,200 -5% 359 318 Sacramento--Roseville--Folsom, CA Construction 73,900 73,300 -600 -1% 321 247 Salinas, CA Construction 7,400 7,200 -200 -3% 274 282 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Construction 89,300 87,500 -1,800 -2% 344 264 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Construction 118,300 113,700 -4,600 -4% San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Div. Construction 38,100 38,300 200 1% 104 157 1 State List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Construction 52,600 50,200 -2,400 -5% 351 318 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,700 8,600 -100 -1% 244 247 San Rafael, CA Div. Construction 7,100 7,000 -100 -1% 244 247 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,000 5,000 0 0% 193 193 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Construction 10,100 9,700 -400 -4% 304 305 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Construction 15,800 15,300 -500 -3% 312 282 Stockton-Lodi, CA Construction 14,100 14,000 -100 -1% 244 247 Vallejo, CA Construction 11,000 10,500 -500 -5% 312 318 Visalia, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,100 7,000 -100 -1% 244 247 Yuba City, CA Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,500 2,600 100 4% 137 80 Colorado Statewide Construction 180,900 179,400 -1,500 -1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 202,200 201,200 -1,000 -1% Boulder, CO Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,700 5,400 -300 -5% 289 318 Colorado Springs, CO Mining, Logging, and Construction 17,900 17,400 -500 -3% 312 282 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Mining, Logging, and Construction 108,700 108,900 200 0.2% 104 191 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Mining, Logging, and Construction 11,500 10,700 -800 -7% 325 346 Grand Junction, CO Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,400 6,000 -400 -6% 304 331 Greeley, CO Mining, Logging, and Construction 19,300 18,800 -500 -3% 312 282 Pueblo, CO Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,900 3,600 -300 -8% 289 351 Connecticut Statewide Construction 59,200 57,700 -1,500 -3% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 59,700 58,200 -1,500 -3% Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Mining, Logging, and Construction 13,500 13,100 -400 -3% 304 282 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Mining, Logging, and Construction 21,800 20,500 -1,300 -6% 337 331 New Haven, CT Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,600 9,800 200 2% 104 130 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,400 3,400 0 0% 193 193 Waterbury-Shelton, CT Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,100 7,600 500 7% 63 35 Delaware Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 24,200 24,100 -100 -0.4% Dover, DE Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,800 2,800 0 0% 193 193 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 17,900 17,800 -100 -1% 244 247 District of Columbia Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Mining, Logging, and Construction 162,800 169,700 6,900 4% Washington, DC-MD Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 46,800 49,600 2,800 6% 9 50 Florida Statewide Construction 645,200 653,400 8,200 1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 650,900 659,100 8,200 1% Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 43,000 43,200 200 1% 104 185 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,400 8,400 0 0% 193 193 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 15,200 14,800 -400 -3% 304 282 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL Div. Construction 53,600 53,500 -100 -0.2% 244 244 Gainesville, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,200 7,300 100 1% 137 157 Jacksonville, FL Construction 51,800 53,600 1,800 3% 18 103 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 16,700 16,600 -100 -1% 244 247 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Construction 155,700 159,100 3,400 2% Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Div. Construction 58,000 61,100 3,100 5% 7 63 Naples-Marco Island, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 21,100 21,200 100 1% 137 185 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 32,200 32,600 400 1% 81 157 Ocala, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 10,100 10,400 300 3% 82 103 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Construction 93,400 96,700 3,300 4% 6 80 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 17,700 16,800 -900 -5% 331 318 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,900 7,900 0 0% 193 193 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 13,700 13,800 100 1% 137 157 Port St. Lucie, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,800 15,200 400 3% 67 103 Punta Gorda, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,800 5,700 -100 -2% 244 264 St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Div. Construction 25,300 25,400 100 0.4% 137 188 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,100 5,000 -100 -2% 244 264 Tallahassee, FL Mining, Logging, and Construction 10,000 10,400 400 4% 67 80 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Construction 93,800 96,900 3,100 3% Tampa, FL Div. Construction 68,500 71,500 3,000 4% 8 80 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Div. Construction 44,100 44,500 400 1% 67 157 2 State List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change Georgia Statewide Construction 227,400 227,700 300 0.1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 237,000 237,200 200 0.1% Athens-Clarke County, GA Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,100 4,200 100 2% 137 130 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Construction 149,700 148,900 -800 -1% Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Div. Construction 104,700 103,900 -800 -1% 325 247 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,800 15,100 300 2% 82 130 Columbus, GA-AL Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,200 5,100 -100 -2% 244 264 Gainesville, GA Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,200 5,000 -200 -4% 274 305 Macon-Bibb County, GA Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,300 4,100 -200 -5% 274 318 Marietta, GA Div. Construction 45,000 45,000 0 0% 193 193 Savannah, GA Mining, Logging, and Construction 10,300 10,000 -300 -3% 289 282 Chattanooga, TN-GA Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,200 14,600 400 3% 67 103 Hawaii Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 38,900 39,600 700 2% Kahului-Wailuku, HI Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,800 4,900 100 2% 137 130 Urban Honolulu, HI Mining, Logging, and Construction 28,000 28,700 700 3% 48 103 Idaho Statewide Construction 68,100 75,300 7,200 11% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 71,900 79,500 7,600 11% Boise City, ID Mining, Logging, and Construction 34,800 38,800 4,000 11% 2 7 Coeur d'Alene, ID Construction 7,000 7,800 800 11% 42 7 Idaho Falls, ID Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,100 6,500 400 7% 67 35 Lewiston, ID-WA Construction 1,800 1,800 0 0% 193 193 Pocatello, ID Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,600 2,700 100 4% 137 80 Logan, UT-ID Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,800 4,200 400 11% 67 7 Illinois Statewide Construction 221,100 216,900 -4,200 -2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 228,200 224,100 -4,100 -2% Bloomington, IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,500 2,600 100 4% 137 80 Champaign-Urbana, IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,800 3,800 0 0% 193 193 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Construction 168,700 167,300 -1,400 -1.0% Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Div. Construction 125,200 123,800 -1,400 -1% 339 247 Decatur, IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,700 3,900 200 5% 104 63 Elgin, IL Div. Construction 14,500 14,600 100 1% 137 157 Kankakee, IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,600 1,600 0 0% 193 193 Lake County, IL Div. Construction 12,100 12,200 100 1% 137 157 Peoria, IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,800 7,900 100 1% 137 157 Rockford, IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,600 5,800 200 4% 104 80 Springfield, IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,500 3,500 0 0% 193 193 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 10,900 10,100 -800 -7% 325 346 St. Louis, MO-IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 77,200 78,700 1,500 2.0% 20 130 Paducah, KY-IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,800 4,200 400 11% 67 7 Indiana Statewide Construction 162,000 162,600 600 0.4% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 167,500 167,900 400 0.2% Bloomington, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,000 3,200 200 7% 104 35 Columbus, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,700 1,800 100 6% 137 50 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,200 4,300 100 2% 137 130 Evansville, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,900 9,900 1,000 11% 29 7 Fort Wayne, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 12,500 12,800 300 2% 82 130 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Construction 63,600 64,300 700 1% 48 157 Kokomo, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,000 2,200 200 10% 104 16 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,700 4,900 200 4% 104 80 Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN Div. Construction 16,900 16,700 -200 -1% 274 247 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,200 2,200 0 0% 193 193 Muncie, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,600 1,600 0 0% 193 193 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,000 6,200 200 3% 104 103 Terre Haute, IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,900 4,000 100 3% 137 103 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 51,300 55,100 3,800 7% 3 35 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 35,900 37,900 2,000 6% 15 50 3 State List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change Iowa Statewide Construction 79,600 75,500 -4,100 -5% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 81,700 77,600 -4,100 -5% Ames, IA Construction 2,400 2,300 -100 -4% 244 305 Cedar Rapids, IA Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,600 8,600 0 0% 193 193 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 10,900 10,100 -800 -7% 325 346 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Mining, Logging, and Construction 25,000 23,500 -1,500 -6% 340 331 Iowa Iowa City, IA Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,600 3,700 100 3% 137 103 Omaha, NE-IA Mining, Logging, and Construction 31,700 31,600 -100 -0.3% 244 245 Kansas Statewide Construction 68,900 71,200 2,300 3% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 75,000 77,300 2,300 3% Topeka, KS Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,900 6,100 200 3% 104 103 Wichita, KS Mining, Logging, and Construction 17,400 17,600 200 1% 104 157 Kansas City, MO-KS Construction 60,100 61,100 1,000 2% 29 130 Kentucky Statewide Construction 91,200 97,700 6,500 7% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 99,400 105,200 5,800 6% Bowling Green, KY Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,900 4,500 600 15% 58 4 Elizabethtown, KY Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,400 2,100 -300 -13% 289 358 Lexington-Fayette, KY Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,800 15,500 700 5% 48 63 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 35,900 37,900 2,000 6% 15 50 Owensboro, KY Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,400 2,600 200 8% 104 27 Clarksville, TN-KY Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,700 4,900 200 4% 104 80 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 51,300 55,100 3,800 7% 3 35 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,700 9,100 400 5% 67 63 Paducah, KY-IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,800 4,200 400 11% 67 7 Louisiana Statewide Construction 139,200 138,200 -1,000 -1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 169,600 166,700 -2,900 -2% Baton Rouge, LA Construction 52,700 51,100 -1,600 -3% 341 282 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Construction 5,400 5,500 100 2% 137 130 Lafayette, LA Construction 9,500 10,400 900 9% 36 21 Lake Charles, LA Construction 11,400 10,600 -800 -7% 325 346 New Orleans-Metairie, LA Construction 23,700 27,400 3,700 16% 4 3 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Construction 8,400 9,100 700 8% 48 27 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,700 6,700 0 0% 193 193 Maine Statewide Construction 32,800 32,600 -200 -1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 34,700 34,700 0 0% Bangor, ME Construction 3,600 3,600 0 0% 193 193 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,900 3,100 200 7% 104 35 Portland-South Portland, ME Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,300 14,100 -200 -1% 274 247 Maryland Statewide Construction 161,300 157,800 -3,500 -2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 162,900 159,400 -3,500 -2% Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Mining, Logging, and Construction 79,700 77,600 -2,100 -3% 348 282 Frederick-Gathersburg-Bethesda, MD Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 32,200 30,900 -1,300 -4% 338 305 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,800 4,800 0 0% 193 193 Lexington Park, MD Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,000 4,000 0 0% 193 193 Salisbury, MD Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,700 2,800 100 4% 137 80 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Mining, Logging, and Construction 121,300 117,900 -3,400 -3% 0 0 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 17,900 17,800 -100 -1% 244 247 4 State List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change Massachusetts Statewide Construction 162,900 155,100 -7,800 -5% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 163,900 156,100 -7,800 -5% Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,200 2,200 0 0% 193 193 Barnstable Town, MA Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,100 6,700 -400 -6% 304 331 Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Mining, Logging, and Construction 118,500 115,000 -3,500 -3% Boston, MA Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 51,100 49,300 -1,800 -4% 344 305 Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 57,600 55,600 -2,000 -3% 347 282 Pittsfield, MA Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,800 2,800 0 0% 193 193 Springfield, MA Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,400 7,500 100 1% 137 157 Worcester, MA Mining, Logging, and Construction 16,200 16,200 0 0% 193 193 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Construction 32,500 32,500 0 0% 193 193 Michigan Statewide Construction 183,300 186,300 3,000 2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 190,300 193,500 3,200 2% Ann Arbor, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,800 5,000 200 4% 104 80 Battle Creek, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,800 1,900 100 6% 137 50 Bay City, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,500 1,500 0 0% 193 193 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 81,100 81,300 200 0% Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 23,700 24,700 1,000 4% 29 80 Flint, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,200 6,500 300 5% 82 63 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 29,300 30,000 700 2% 48 130 Jackson, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,300 2,600 300 13% 82 5 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,700 6,800 100 1% 137 157 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,500 10,100 600 6% 58 50 Monroe, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,400 2,000 -400 -17% 304 360 Muskegon Norton Shores, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,500 2,500 0 0% 193 193 Niles, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,100 2,000 -100 -5% 244 318 Saginaw, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,300 3,400 100 3% 137 103 Traverse City, MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,100 5,400 300 6% 82 50 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 57,400 56,600 -800 -1% 325 247 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,000 6,200 200 3% 104 103 Minnesota Statewide Construction 120,600 122,400 1,800 1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 126,700 128,800 2,100 2% Duluth, MN-WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,700 8,900 200 2% 104 130 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 80,500 79,900 -600 -1% 321 247 Rochester, MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,900 5,000 100 2% 137 130 St. Cloud, MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,100 7,400 300 4% 82 80 Fargo, ND-MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,600 9,000 -600 -6% 321 331 Grand Forks, ND-MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,700 3,000 300 11% 82 7 Sioux Falls, SD-MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 11,000 12,000 1,000 9% 29 21 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,500 3,600 100 3% 137 103 Mississippi Statewide Construction 50,900 51,600 700 1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 56,900 57,400 500 1% Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,000 8,700 -300 -3% 289 282 Jackson, MS Construction 13,700 14,600 900 7% 36 35 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Mining, Logging, and Construction 25,100 24,300 -800 -3% 325 282 Missouri Statewide Construction 144,200 143,600 -600 -0.4% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 148,700 148,000 -700 -1% Columbia, MO Construction 4,200 4,200 0 0% 193 193 Kansas City, MO-KS Construction 60,100 61,100 1,000 2% 29 130 St. Louis, MO-IL Mining, Logging, and Construction 77,200 78,700 1,500 2% 20 130 Springfield, MO Mining, Logging, and Construction 11,000 11,600 600 5% 58 63 5 State List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change Montana Statewide Construction 34,900 33,300 -1,600 -5% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 41,500 39,200 -2,300 -6% Billings, MT Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,900 7,400 -500 -6% 312 331 Bozeman, MT Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,900 7,400 -500 -6% 312 331 Helena, MT Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,700 2,700 0 0% 193 193 Nebraska Statewide Construction 59,400 60,500 1,100 2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 60,400 61,500 1,100 2% Lincoln, NE Mining, Logging, and Construction 10,300 10,700 400 4% 67 80 Omaha, NE-IA Mining, Logging, and Construction 31,700 31,600 -100 -0.3% 244 245 Nevada Statewide Construction 108,100 109,100 1,000 1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 122,900 123,600 700 1% Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Construction 77,100 77,900 800 1% 42 157 Reno, NV Construction 23,100 23,300 200 1% 104 157 New Hampshire Statewide Construction 30,600 30,700 100 0.3% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 31,500 31,500 0 0% Manchester-Nashua, NH Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,900 8,700 -200 -2% 274 264 Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,800 10,100 300 3% 82 103 4New Jersey Statewide Construction 160,000 156,300 -3,700 -2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 161,400 157,700 -3,700 -2% Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,200 8,400 200 2% 104 130 Camden, NJ Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 22,100 21,700 -400 -2% 304 264 Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 51,400 50,300 -1,100 -2% 335 264 Newark, NJ Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 38,800 37,100 -1,700 -4% 342 305 Trenton-Princeton, NJ Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,900 5,900 0 0% 193 193 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,200 3,400 200 6% 104 50 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Mining, Logging, and Construction 12,700 13,100 400 3% 67 103 Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Mining, Logging, and Construction 69,000 66,900 -2,100 -3% 348 282 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 17,900 17,800 -100 -1% 244 247 New Mexico Statewide Construction 52,700 60,000 7,300 14% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 76,500 83,800 7,300 10% Albuquerque, NM Mining, Logging, and Construction 27,200 29,200 2,000 7% 15 35 Las Cruces, NM Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,200 4,900 700 17% 48 1 Santa Fe, NM Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,900 3,100 200 7% 104 35 4New York Statewide Construction 377,000 368,000 -9,000 -2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 382,100 373,500 -8,600 -2% Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 19,400 20,100 700 4% 48 80 Binghamton, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,800 4,100 300 8% 82 27 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 19,900 20,100 200 1% 104 157 Elmira, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,500 1,600 100 7% 137 35 Glens Falls, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,500 2,600 100 4% 137 80 Ithaca, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,100 1,100 0 0% 193 193 Kingston, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,000 2,900 -100 -3% 244 282 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 13,200 13,200 0 0% 193 193 Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 79,900 76,800 -3,100 -4% 354 305 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Mining, Logging, and Construction 381,100 370,200 -10,900 -3% New York City, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 142,000 139,100 -2,900 -2% 352 264 Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Mining, Logging, and Construction 69,000 66,900 -2,100 -3% 348 282 Rochester, NY Construction 21,600 22,600 1,000 5% 29 63 Syracuse, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 11,700 12,600 900 8% 36 27 Utica-Rome, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,900 3,000 100 3% 137 103 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,700 1,800 100 6% 137 50 6 State List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change North Carolina Statewide Construction 269,700 276,300 6,600 2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 275,700 282,300 6,600 2% Asheville, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 10,000 10,100 100 1% 137 157 Burlington, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,300 3,400 100 3% 137 103 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Mining, Logging, and Construction 80,000 81,900 1,900 2% 17 130 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 11,000 11,500 500 5% 63 63 Fayetteville, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,100 6,000 -100 -2% 244 264 Greensboro-High Point, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 19,500 19,700 200 1% 104 157 Greenville, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,300 4,300 0 0% 193 193 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,700 6,000 300 5% 82 63 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,000 2,000 0 0% 193 193 Raleigh-Cary, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 52,500 53,900 1,400 3% 21 103 Rocky Mount, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,700 2,800 100 4% 137 80 Wilmington, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,100 14,600 500 4% 63 80 Winston-Salem, NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 13,600 13,800 200 1% 104 157 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,700 9,800 100 1% 137 157 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 42,000 41,500 -500 -1% 312 247 North Dakota Statewide Construction 25,700 25,500 -200 -1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 43,600 43,300 -300 -1% Bismarck, ND Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,400 4,700 300 7% 82 35 Fargo, ND-MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,600 9,000 -600 -6% 321 331 Grand Forks, ND-MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,700 3,000 300 11% 82 7 Minot, ND Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,400 3,300 -100 -3% 244 282 Ohio Statewide Construction 234,200 247,800 13,600 6% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 243,300 256,500 13,200 5% Akron, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,400 15,600 1,200 8% 26 27 Canton-Massillon, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,800 9,800 1,000 11% 29 7 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Mining, Logging, and Construction 51,300 55,100 3,800 7% 3 35 Cleveland, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 39,700 40,600 900 2% 36 130 Columbus, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 51,100 52,000 900 2% 36 130 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,500 15,500 1,000 7% 29 35 Lima, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,100 2,200 100 5% 137 63 Mansfield, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,100 2,200 100 5% 137 63 Sandusky, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,900 2,100 200 11% 104 7 Springfield, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,200 1,300 100 8% 137 27 Toledo, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,300 15,000 700 5% 48 63 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,900 1,800 -100 -5% 244 318 Youngstown-Warren, OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,700 8,500 800 10% 42 16 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,700 9,100 400 5% 67 63 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,900 1,800 -100 -5% 244 318 Oklahoma Statewide Construction 86,000 89,300 3,300 4% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 116,700 119,600 2,900 2% Lawton, OK Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,100 1,800 -300 -14% 289 359 Oklahoma City, OK Construction 34,600 37,000 2,400 7% 10 35 Tulsa, OK Construction 27,100 27,500 400 1% 67 157 Fort Smith, AR-OK Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,900 5,000 100 2% 137 130 Oregon Statewide Construction 115,100 113,000 -2,100 -2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 121,000 119,100 -1,900 -2% Albany, OR Construction 3,200 3,200 0 0% 193 193 Bend, OR Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,800 9,000 200 2% 104 130 Corvallis, OR Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,500 1,500 0 0% 193 193 Eugene-Springfield, OR Construction 7,600 7,200 -400 -5% 304 318 Grants Pass, OR Construction 1,100 1,100 0 0% 193 193 Medford, OR Construction 5,200 5,200 0 0% 193 193 7 State List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Construction 81,000 78,000 -3,000 -4% 353 305 Salem, OR Construction 13,200 13,100 -100 -1% 244 247 Pennsylvania Statewide Construction 248,800 249,000 200 0.1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 270,700 270,700 0 0% Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Mining, Logging, and Construction 12,700 13,100 400 3% 67 103 Altoona, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,800 3,100 300 11% 82 7 Chambersburg, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,500 2,800 300 12% 82 6 Erie, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,100 4,200 100 2% 137 130 Gettysburg, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,600 1,600 0 0% 193 193 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 12,100 12,300 200 2% 104 130 Johnstown, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,800 1,600 -200 -11% 274 356 Lancaster, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 19,500 19,500 0 0% 193 193 Montgomery-Bucks-Chester County, PA Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 56,300 54,000 -2,300 -4% 350 305 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Mining, Logging, and Construction 121,300 117,900 -3,400 -3% Philadelphia City, PA Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 25,000 24,400 -600 -2% 321 264 Pittsburgh, PA Construction 55,200 55,300 100 0.2% 137 191 Reading, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,700 7,900 200 3% 104 103 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,800 10,100 300 3% 82 103 York-Hanover, PA Mining, Logging, and Construction 12,200 12,000 -200 -2% 274 264 Rhode Island Statewide Construction 20,700 21,800 1,100 5% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 20,800 21,900 1,100 5% Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Construction 32,500 32,500 0 0% 193 193 South Carolina Statewide Construction 115,400 123,400 8,000 7% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 119,800 128,000 8,200 7% Charleston-North Charleston, SC Mining, Logging, and Construction 22,900 25,000 2,100 9% 13 21 Columbia, SC Mining, Logging, and Construction 17,700 19,500 1,800 10% 18 16 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Mining, Logging, and Construction 22,600 24,800 2,200 10% 12 16 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,700 9,800 100 1% 137 157 Spartanburg, SC Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,900 8,400 500 6% 63 50 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,800 15,100 300 2% 82 130 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Mining, Logging, and Construction 80,000 81,900 1,900 2% 17 130 South Dakota Statewide Construction 26,600 28,000 1,400 5% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 27,800 29,200 1,400 5% Rapid City, SD Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,900 6,200 300 5% 82 63 Sioux Falls, SD-MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 11,000 12,000 1,000 9% 29 21 Tennessee Statewide Construction 162,100 160,300 -1,800 -1% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 166,400 164,800 -1,600 -1% Chattanooga, TN-GA Mining, Logging, and Construction 14,200 14,600 400 3% 67 103 Clarksville, TN-KY Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,700 4,900 200 4% 104 80 Cleveland, TN Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,400 2,200 -200 -8% 274 351 Jackson, TN Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,500 4,300 -200 -4% 274 305 Johnson City, TN Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,000 3,100 100 3% 137 103 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,700 7,000 300 4% 82 80 Knoxville, TN Mining, Logging, and Construction 22,000 22,300 300 1% 82 157 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Mining, Logging, and Construction 25,100 24,300 -800 -3% 325 282 Morristown, TN Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,400 2,400 0 0% 193 193 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Mining, Logging, and Construction 64,800 63,800 -1,000 -2% 334 264 Texas Statewide Construction 848,300 871,400 23,100 3% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,068,800 1,092,400 23,600 2% Abilene, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,100 5,000 -100 -2% 244 264 Amarillo, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,300 8,400 100 1% 137 157 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 87,600 88,700 1,100 1% 28 157 8 State List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 22,400 23,800 1,400 6% 21 50 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,300 4,100 -200 -5% 274 318 College Station-Bryan, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,700 7,700 0 0% 193 193 Corpus Christi, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 24,300 24,400 100 0% 137 188 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 251,100 256,800 5,700 2% Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 166,200 169,800 3,600 2% 5 130 El Paso, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 16,000 16,000 0 0% 193 193 Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 84,900 87,000 2,100 2% 13 130 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Construction 233,300 234,500 1,200 1% 26 157 Killeen-Temple, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,100 8,500 400 5% 67 63 Laredo, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,100 3,200 100 3% 137 103 Longview, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 15,600 15,100 -500 -3% 312 282 Lubbock, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 12,100 11,900 -200 -2% 274 264 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,200 9,400 200 2% 104 130 Midland, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 42,000 41,700 -300 -1% 289 247 Odessa, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 19,400 20,100 700 4% 48 80 San Angelo, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,200 4,300 100 2% 137 130 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Construction 67,900 69,300 1,400 2% 21 130 Sherman-Denison, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,000 3,700 -300 -8% 289 351 Texarkana, TX-AR Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,000 2,900 -100 -3% 244 282 Tyler, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,900 7,500 600 9% 58 21 Victoria, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,000 3,900 -100 -3% 244 282 Waco, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,300 9,400 100 1% 137 157 Wichita Falls, TX Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,000 3,000 0 0% 193 193 Utah Statewide Construction 133,900 140,400 6,500 5% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 145,100 152,100 7,000 5% Logan, UT-ID Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,800 4,200 400 11% 67 7 Ogden, UT Mining, Logging, and Construction 21,200 22,600 1,400 7% 21 35 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Mining, Logging, and Construction 30,200 30,300 100 0% 137 190 St. George, UT Mining, Logging, and Construction 10,500 11,300 800 8% 42 27 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Mining, Logging, and Construction 58,500 60,800 2,300 4% 11 80 Vermont Statewide Construction 14,800 15,100 300 2% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 15,500 15,900 400 3% Burlington-South Burlington, VT Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,700 5,800 100 2% 137 130 Virginia Statewide Construction 214,900 223,000 8,100 4% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 222,100 230,100 8,000 4% Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 83,800 89,200 5,400 6% 1 50 Charlottesville, VA Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,500 5,500 0 0% 193 193 Lynchburg, VA Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,200 6,200 0 0% 193 193 Richmond, VA Mining, Logging, and Construction 41,900 43,200 1,300 3% 25 103 Roanoke, VA Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,600 10,200 600 6% 58 50 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Mining, Logging, and Construction 42,000 41,500 -500 -1% 312 247 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,700 7,000 300 4% 82 80 Washington Statewide Construction 221,500 207,200 -14,300 -6% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 226,700 212,600 -14,100 -6% Bellingham, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,500 7,600 -900 -11% 331 356 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,700 4,600 -100 -2% 244 264 Everett, WA Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 26,400 24,700 -1,700 -6% 342 331 Kennewick-Richland, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 11,100 10,800 -300 -3% 289 282 Longview-Kelso, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,700 3,900 200 5% 104 63 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,600 4,400 -200 -4% 274 305 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 6,600 6,400 -200 -3% 274 282 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Construction 124,600 116,500 -8,100 -7% Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Div. Construction 72,600 68,100 -4,500 -6% 356 331 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 15,300 14,400 -900 -6% 331 331 Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 25,200 23,300 -1,900 -8% 346 351 9 State List of Construction Employment by Metropolitan Area or Division, March 2024–March 2025 not seasonally adjusted; multistate metros are listed in roman type for their primary state, italic type for additional states; metros with multiple divisions are bolded and not included in rank total; divisions are included 12-month 12-month Rank3 based on: Area1 Industry2 March '24 March '25 gain/loss % change gain/loss % change Walla Walla, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,200 1,100 -100 -8% 244 351 Wenatchee- East Wenatchee, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,600 3,500 -100 -3% 244 282 Yakima, WA Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,300 4,000 -300 -7% 289 346 Lewiston, ID-WA Construction 1,800 1,800 0 0% 193 193 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Construction 81,000 78,000 -3,000 -4% 353 305 West Virginia Statewide Construction 32,400 33,500 1,100 3% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 53,800 54,300 500 1% Charleston, WV Mining, Logging, and Construction 7,000 7,000 0 0% 193 193 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,700 9,100 400 5% 67 63 Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Div. Mining, Logging, and Construction 83,800 89,200 5,400 6% 1 50 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Mining, Logging, and Construction 4,800 4,800 0 0% 193 193 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,900 1,800 -100 -5% 244 318 Wisconsin Statewide Construction 131,600 132,000 400 0.3% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 135,500 135,900 400 0.3% Appleton, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 9,700 9,600 -100 -1% 244 247 Eau Claire, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,800 3,800 0 0% 193 193 Fond du Lac, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,300 3,200 -100 -3% 244 282 Green Bay, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,500 8,500 0 0% 193 193 Janesville-Beloit, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,900 4,000 100 3% 137 103 Kenosha, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,100 2,100 0 0% 193 193 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,500 3,600 100 3% 137 103 Madison, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 19,500 19,200 -300 -2% 289 264 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Construction 35,300 35,200 -100 0% 244 245 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 5,400 5,400 0 0% 193 193 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,200 3,300 100 3% 137 103 Sheboygan, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,500 2,400 -100 -4% 244 305 Wausau, WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 2,900 3,000 100 3% 137 103 Duluth, MN-WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 8,700 8,900 200 2% 104 130 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Mining, Logging, and Construction 80,500 79,900 -600 -1% 321 247 Wyoming Statewide Construction 21,400 23,000 1,600 7% Statewide Mining, Logging, and Construction 37,500 38,600 1,100 3% Casper, WY Construction 3,100 3,200 100 3% 137 103 Cheyenne, WY Mining, Logging, and Construction 3,700 4,000 300 8% 82 27 Footnotes: 1Area: Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) are designated by the Office of Management and Budget. MSAs generally cover one or more entire counties or county equivalents. Employment in these MSAs is presented in two or more divisions (Div). MSA totals are shown but not included in rankings to avoid double counting of the divisions. 2Industry: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) only reports construction employment combined with mining and logging in most metros, because of small sample sizes or to preserve confidentiality for industries with few employers. AGC attributes all employment in these metros to construction. Metro data is not seasonally adjusted. 3Rank: BLS currently provides construction (or combined construction, mining and logging) employment data, rounded to the nearest 100, for 360 metro areas. Thus, it is not possible to calculate percent changes more accurately than to the nearest whole percent and all metro areas with the same whole-percent change in employment are ranked the same. (Exception: Employment changes of less than 0.5% are shown and ranked based on the nearest 0.1%.) 4New York City: BLS posts mining, logging, and construction data for the New York-Jersey City-White Plains metro division and for the New York City "special area," which is part of the metro division. To avoid double counting, these tables treat New York City and Jersey City-White Plains (excluding NYC) as separate areas. 10 by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials noted fewer metro areas are adding construction jobs compared to a year ago amid signs that tariff uncertainty and tight labor markets are impacting demand for projects.

“In the past 12 months barely half of metro areas experienced an increase in construction employment, a notable slowing from last year,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “This may be a sign that investors and project owners are putting more investments on hold until they get more clarity about tariff and workforce policies that can affect the cost, timing and demand for construction.”

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va.-W.V. added the most construction jobs (5,400 jobs or 6 percent) between March 2024 and March 2025, followed by Boise City, Idaho (4,000 jobs or 11 percent); Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind. (3,800 jobs, 7 percent); New Orleans-Metairie, La. (3,700 jobs, 16 percent); and Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (3,600 jobs, 2 percent). The largest percentage gain—17 percent—occurred in Anniston-Oxford, Ala., with 200 jobs added, and Las Cruces, N.M. (700 jobs). There were also large percentage increases in New Orleans-Metairie, Bowling Green, Ky. (15 percent, 600 jobs); and Jackson, Mich. (13 percent, 300 jobs).

Construction employment declined over the year in 117 metro areas and was unchanged in 51 areas. The largest job loss occurred in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. (-8,800 jobs, -6 percent), followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. (-6,200 jobs, -5 percent), Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Calif. (-5,100 jobs, -5 percent), Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, Calif. (-4,700 jobs, -6 percent) and Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, Wash. (-4,500 jobs, -6 percent). The largest percentage decrease occurred in Monroe, Mich. (-17 percent, -400 jobs), followed by Lawton, Okla. (-14 percent, -300 jobs), Elizabethtown, Ky. (-13 percent, -300 jobs), Johnstown, Pa. (-11 percent, -200 jobs), and Bellingham, Wash. (-11 percent, -900 jobs).

Association officials noted that the two main challenges facing the construction industry right now are labor shortages and the potential impacts of higher tariffs on construction costs and demand. They noted they are working with Congress and the Trump administration to boost investments in construction education and training programs and to provide more lawful pathways for people to enter the country and work in the sector. They added that they are hopeful the administration will continue to take steps to limit the impacts of tariffs on key construction components.

“Encouraging more people to pursue high-paying careers in construction and taking steps to limit tariffs’ impacts on construction will provide the kind of certainty many developers are looking for,” said Jeffrey D. Shoaf, the association’s chief executive officer. “The demand appears to be there; it is just that quite a bit of it is waiting for the right signals to move forward with planned projects.”