The top and bottom 5 states for construction employment
The top and bottom 5 states for construction employment
Abstract
The construction unemployment rate hovered in June below 2% in 10 states, but was at a high of 6.5% in New Mexico. The national unemployment rate for construction was 3.7% in June, slightly higher than the 3.6% in the overall workforce for the same time period. Within the construction industry, the residential sector continued to outpace nonresidential for employment. Nonresidential employment was still 66,000 jobs. The top five states had the highest unemployment rates in June 2022. Idaho, Minnesota, Minnesota and Nebraska each posted their lowest unemployment rates. The Bottom Five States had the lowest construction unemployment rates on record in June 2012. The bottom five had the best unemployment rate in June 2018.