US Construction Adds 22,000 August Jobs as Data Center Boom Lifts Nonresidential Hiring
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Updated · Daily Reporter · Sep 10
US Construction Adds 22,000 August Jobs as Data Center Boom Lifts Nonresidential Hiring
3 articles · Updated · Daily Reporter · Sep 10
Summary
Construction payrolls rose by 22,000 in August, with nonresidential employment up 10,400 even as nonresidential building shed 1,800 jobs.
Data center-related work drove much of the gain: nonresidential specialty trade contractors added 8,000 jobs, while heavy and civil engineering added 4,400.
The industry’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1% in August versus 4.1% across all industries, underscoring a tight labor market as contractors try to staff megaprojects.
ABC said construction employment is up 120,000 from a year earlier, and economists at ABC and AGC expect AI, power and advanced manufacturing projects to keep supporting hiring in coming months despite homebuilding weakness.