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Construction employment rose in 180 of 360 metro areas in the year to September 2026, with Baton Rouge up 27%

AGC's ranking of BLS metro data shows construction jobs up in 180 of 360 areas and down in 118 from September 2025 to September 2026.

8,364 September 2026 · +0.1% on the month · +1.3% on the year

National construction employment reached its highest count in 25 months

All employees, construction, thousands, seasonally adjusted

National construction employment reached its highest count in 25 monthsLine chart with 25 points from September 2024 to September 2026. Series: value. Values range from 8,239 to 8,364.8,2008,2508,3008,3508,4002024-092025-022025-072025-122026-052026-0912-period average 8,310September 2024: 8,254October 2024: 8,262November 2024: 8,267December 2024: 8,276January 2025: 8,264February 2025: 8,267March 2025: 8,273April 2025: 8,271May 2025: 8,269June 2025: 8,267July 2025: 8,261August 2025: 8,239September 2025: 8,255October 2025: 8,243November 2025: 8,279December 2025: 8,272January 2026: 8,317February 2026: 8,296March 2026: 8,311April 2026: 8,314May 2026: 8,316June 2026: 8,319July 2026: 8,337August 2026: 8,353September 2026: 8,3648,364
National construction employment reached its highest count in 25 monthsLine chart with 25 points from September 2024 to September 2026. Series: value. Values range from 8,239 to 8,364.8,2008,2508,3008,3508,4002024-092025-092026-0912-period average 8,310September 2024: 8,254October 2024: 8,262November 2024: 8,267December 2024: 8,276January 2025: 8,264February 2025: 8,267March 2025: 8,273April 2025: 8,271May 2025: 8,269June 2025: 8,267July 2025: 8,261August 2025: 8,239September 2025: 8,255October 2025: 8,243November 2025: 8,279December 2025: 8,272January 2026: 8,317February 2026: 8,296March 2026: 8,311April 2026: 8,314May 2026: 8,316June 2026: 8,319July 2026: 8,337August 2026: 8,353September 2026: 8,3648,364
September 2026 is preliminary. Source: fred.stlouisfed.org

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