The construction industry added 14,000 in June, according to the job opening survey and job turnover (JOLTS) published by the United States Work Statistics Office. The number of openings reached 246,000, which was 39,000, or 13.7%, below June 2024.
The recruitment rate during the first half of 2025 was less than the six months since the start of the data series in 2000, “Anirban Basu, an economist in chief of associated builders and contractors (ABC), said in a press release.” The contractors have also been the workers at a historically slow pace, the occupation of the industry continues to increase, but few work openings and few openings and work solutions indicate a weak demand.
In June, the amount of total contracts was 351,000, below 358,000 in May.
The separations of jobs, including layoffs, voluntary leave and downloads, were 339,000, while this number also reached 358,000 in May. BASU attributes slow numbers to the weakness of the residential sector.
“This data probably reflects the fact that the residential segment has fought a lot this year, while non -residential employment data has been more optimistic,” said Basu. He quotes the findings of the ABC construction index, where more than three quarters of the respondents hope that the numbers of the staff will be equal or grow in the second half of the year. “This suggests that the non -residential side of the industry will continue to add jobs during the third and fourth quarter of 2025”.
