listen to this articleConstruction employment on Long Island recorded year-over-year increases for the ninth consecutive month in November. According to a new report from the Associated General Contractors of America.
The AGCA reports that Nassau and Suffolk counties will add 4,100 construction jobs from November 2023 to November 2024, an increase of 5% from the previous year, from 81,300 to 85,400. increased to
Regionally, construction employment in New York City fell by 5%, with 7,800 jobs lost from November 2023 to November 2024, from 142,300 to 134,500. This was the largest decline in construction employment among the nation’s 358 metropolitan areas surveyed by AGCA. Tracks from that period.
Construction employment in the Orange/Rockland/Westchester area will decline by 3%, with 1,300 jobs lost from November 2023 to November 2024, falling from 45,500 to 44,200, according to AGCA report did.
According to the New York State Department of Labor, construction job openings decreased by 5,600 across the state from November 2023 to November 2024.
Nationally, construction employment increased in 234 of 358 metropolitan areas. From November 2023 to November 2024, employment fell in 63 metro areas and remained unchanged in 61 regions, according to AGCA and new government employment data.
Association officials report that companies continue to raise wages because many are struggling to find enough qualified workers to hire.
“Nearly two-thirds of metropolitan areas have added construction workers over the past year, but contractors are hiring many hourly tradespeople,” Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, said in a statement from the AGCA. “People are reporting that they are having a hard time filling jobs.” “These challenges will be even greater in 2025 if the industry does not have access to targeted employee authorizations.”
The metro areas with the highest growth in construction jobs last year included the Houston area, which added 16,100 jobs, a 7% increase. The Northern Virginia region added 9,000 jobs, an 11% increase. The Miami area added 6,100 jobs, a 10% increase.
Besides New York City, metropolitan areas with the largest declines in construction jobs from November 2023 to November 2024 included the Sacramento, California area, with 4,700 jobs lost and 6 % decreased. The Portland area lost 4,200 jobs, a 5% decline. The Phoenix area lost 3,700 jobs, a 2% decline.
