Long Island Construction Loses 900 Jobs as U.S. Spending Falls 3.8%
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Updated · Long Island Business News · Sep 2
Long Island Construction Loses 900 Jobs as U.S. Spending Falls 3.8%
3 articles · Updated · Long Island Business News · Sep 2
Summary
Nassau and Suffolk construction payrolls fell to 83,600 in July, down 900 jobs from a year earlier, extending declines in 13 of the past 15 months.
173 metro areas added construction jobs, but 127 lost them and 60 were flat, while AGCA said demand is split between weak local markets and hot sectors still short of skilled labor.
326,000 construction job openings were posted nationwide at July’s end, up 28,000 from June and 21,000 from a year earlier, underscoring the hiring squeeze in data centers, power projects and advanced manufacturing.
3.8% lower national construction spending reflected broad weakness: private nonresidential fell 3.3%, residential dropped 7.3%, and manufacturing plunged 21.7% for a sixth straight monthly decline.
57.2% growth in data center construction and a 6.5% rise in power projects are helping prop up the industry, but AGCA warned those segments also face labor constraints.
With AI data centers devouring skilled trades, will traditional construction projects face indefinite delays due to a localized talent drought?
As Long Island sheds construction jobs, could the hidden structural shift towards specialized tech infrastructure permanently reshape the regional workforce?
If aging builders are retiring rapidly, can expedited digital training pipelines actually prevent a catastrophic collapse in traditional housing development?