Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between December 2018 and December 2019, while construction employment increased in 29 states from November to December, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials added that most contractors expect to continue adding to their payrolls in 2020, according to the results of the associationās annual construction forecast.
āConstruction employment consistently expanded in at least two-thirds of the states throughout 2019, even though contractors reported difficulty in finding qualified workers all year long,ā said Ken Simonson, the associationās chief economist. āAs long as they are able to continue finding qualified workers, most firms expect to continue hiring this year.ā