US records slowest rate of construction hiring in February

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

01 April 2026

Construction workers frame a multi-unit residential building, working on scaffolding and rooftops as part of an active housing development project in East Mesa, Arizona Construction workers frame a multi-unit residential building in East Mesa, Arizona, USA (Image: Eduardo Barrazza via AdobeStock - stock.adobe.com)

Hiring in the US construction industry fell to the slowest rate on record, according to analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).

ABC examined the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. It found that the US construction industry had 202,000 job openings on the last day of February.

Industry job openings fell by 28,000 in February, down by 53,000 on the same time…

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