US records slowest rate of construction hiring in February

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

01 April 2026

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.

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