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  • Long Island loses construction jobs for seventh straight month | Long Island Business News

    Construction employment on Long Island saw another year-over-year drop in September, the seventh straight month of declines, according to a new report from the Associated General Contractors of America. 

    Nassau and Suffolk counties lost 5,600 construction jobs from Sept. 2024 to Sept. 2025, a 7 percent year-over-year decline, falling from 83,400 to 77,800, the AGCA reports. Long Island’s construction employment decline was the fourth largest drop of the 360 metro areas in the report.  

    Regionally, the number of construction jobs in New York City was down 7 percent, losing 9,900 jobs from Sept. 2024 to Sept. 2025, falling from 145,000 to 135,100. New York City’s job loss was the largest in the country for that period. 

    Association officials noted that demand for industrial and data center construction remains robust, but demand in other sectors flags. 

     “The latest data on employment by metro area shows how spotty construction activity has become,” Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, said in a written statement. “Although a few project types, such as data centers, power, and certain infrastructure and manufacturing plants, are booming, many metro areas are experiencing a drop in activity.” 

    Metro areas adding the most construction jobs over the last year include the Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va. Area, which added 7,900 jobs for a 9 percent increase; followed by the Washington D.C area, which added 6,200 jobs for a 13 percent gain; and the Charlotte, N.C. area gaining 4,400 jobs for a 5 percent rise.  

    Besides New York City, the metro areas seeing the largest drops in construction employment from Sept. 2024 to Sept. 2025 include the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. area dropping 6,100 jobs for a 4 percent decline; the Las Vegas area, which lost 5,700 jobs for a 7 percent drop; and the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. area which lost 5,600 jobs for a 5 percent drop. 


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  • Long Island construction jobs fall for 6th straight month | Long Island Business News

    THE BLUEPRINT:

    • Long Island lost 4,900 construction jobs from August 2024 to 2025

    • Sixth consecutive month of construction employment decline

    • Tariffs, labor shortages, and zoning issues cited as main factors

    • Nationally, job growth slows with only 177 of 360 metros seeing gains

     

    Construction employment on Long Island saw another year-over-year drop in August, the sixth straight month of decline, according to a new report from the Associated General Contractors of America, blaming the shrinking number of jobs nationally on tariffs and workforce shortages. 

    Nassau and Suffolk counties lost 4,900 construction jobs from August 2024 to August 2025, a 6 percent year-over-year decline, falling from 84,600 to 79,700, the AGCA reports.  

    Regionally, the number of construction jobs in New York City was down 5 percent, losing 7,900 jobs from August 2024 to August 2025, falling from 145,500 to 137,600. New York City’s job loss was the largest of the 360 metro areas in the report.  

    Nationally, construction employment rose in 177 of 360 metro areas between August 2024 and August 2025, while it declined in 125 metro areas and was unchanged in 58 areas, according to AGCA and new government employment data. It’s the fewest number of metro areas adding jobs since 2021. 

    Association officials noted that many private-sector developers appear to be putting projects on hold amid rising prices caused by tariffs, workforce shortages and higher interest rates. 

    “Construction employment has stalled or retreated in more and more areas as owners pull back on projects in the face of higher costs,” Ken Simonson, the AGCA’s chief economist, said in a written statement. “Workforce shortages, tariffs and higher interest rates are inflating construction costs and schedules to the point where many projects no longer appear to make sense to developers.” 

    Here on Long Island, industry experts say the biggest obstacle is the lack of multifamily zoning that limits opportunities to build housing, the type of construction that’s in the greatest demand. 

    “We face the same challenges, same material costs, same labor costs, all that stuff that everyone else across the nation faces,” Mike Florio, CEO of the Long Island Builders Institute, told LIBN. There is greater opportunity when you go to the Carolinas and Austin, Texas and Florida and the Southeast, when here there’s not as much opportunity to build. The lack of approvals and permitted jobs is holding Long Island’s economy back.” 

    Nationally, there were 188,000 job openings in construction, seasonally adjusted, at the end of August, according to a government report, that’s a 38 percent decline from a year earlier and the lowest total since 2017. The data suggests even fewer areas are likely to have construction employment increases in the near future, Simonson said. A prolonged federal shutdown could also impact construction employment if public works projects are suspended or fail to get needed approvals to start because federal officials are unavailable to sign off, according to the statement. 

    Metro areas adding the most construction jobs over the last year include the Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va. Area, which added 8,200 jobs for a 9 percent increase; followed by the Washington D.C area, which added 6,600 jobs for a 14 percent gain; and the Chicago area gaining 5,400 jobs for a 4 percent rise. 

    Besides New York City, the metro areas seeing the largest drops in construction employment from August 2024 to August 2025 include the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. area which lost 6,500 jobs for a 6 percent drop; the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. area dropping 6,000 jobs for a 6 percent decline; and the Baton Rouge, La. area, which was down 5,700 jobs in an 11 percent decline. 


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  • Long Island construction employment falls again | Long Island Business News

    Long Island construction employment falls again | Long Island Business News

    Construction employment on Long Island decreased for the second straight month in July, after rising every month since August 2022. 

    Nassau and Suffolk counties lost 2,300 construction jobs from July 2022 to July 2023, a 3 percent year-over-year drop, falling from 84,300 to 82,000, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. 

    Regionally, the number of construction jobs in New York City was up 9 percent, gaining 13,400 jobs from July 2022 to July 2023, rising from 144,100 to 157,500, the second largest jobs increase in the country. 

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    Construction employment in the Orange/Rockland/Westchester area dropped by 1 percent, losing 300 jobs from July 2022 to July 2023, falling from 46,500 to 46,200. 

    Between July 2022 and July 2023, construction employment rose in 226 out of 358 metro areas, according to the AGCA report. 

    Association officials said demand for many types of construction remained strong in most parts of the country, but firms still have hundreds of thousands of unfilled construction positions. 

    “Demand for construction projects remains strong nationwide and most metros have continued to add construction jobs in the past year,” Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, said in an AGCA statement. “But there were 378,000 unfilled job openings in construction at the end of July, which suggests that even more markets would have posted year-over-year employment increases if there were enough qualified workers to fill the openings.” 

    Metro areas adding the most construction jobs over the last year include the Dallas area, which gained 18,100 jobs for a 12 percent rise; the Portland, Ore. area, adding 9,700 for an 12 percent gain; and the Atlanta area, which added 6,600 jobs for a 4 percent gain. 

    The metro areas seeing the largest drops in construction employment from July 2022 to July 2023 include the Miami area, which lost 4,100 jobs for an 8 percent drop; the St. Louis area, losing 2,100 jobs for a 3 percent decrease; and the Los Angeles area, which dropped 2,100 jobs for a 1 percent decline. 

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  • Small gain in Long Island construction employment | Long Island Business News

    Small gain in Long Island construction employment | Long Island Business News

    Construction employment on Long Island rose slightly again last month. 

    Nassau and Suffolk counties added 700 construction jobs from Dec. 2021 to Dec. 2022, a 1 percent year-over-year gain, rising from 78,900 to 79,600, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. 

    Regionally, the number of construction jobs in New York City was up 3 percent from Dec. 2021 to Dec. 2022, increasing from 138,900 to 143,100. 

    Construction employment in the Orange/Rockland/Westchester area was up 7 percent, adding 3,200 jobs from Dec. 2021 to Dec. 2022 and rising from 43,100 to 46,300. 

    Between Dec. 2021 and Dec. 2022, construction employment rose in 268 metro areas, declined in 47 metro areas and remained flat in 43 areas, according to the AGCA report. 

    Association officials said the job growth in most parts of the country was welcome, but cautioned that workforce shortages, rising costs for construction materials and private-sector uncertainty pose a challenge for the industry this year.   

    The metro areas seeing the largest drops in construction employment from Dec. 2021 to Dec. 2022 include the Orlando, Fla. area, which lost 7,500 jobs for a 9 percent drop; the Richmond, Va. area, which lost 3,900 jobs for a 10 percent drop; and the Minneapolis area, which dropped 3,800 jobs for a 5 percent decline. 

    Metro areas adding the most construction jobs over the last year include the Houston area, which gained 18,800 jobs for a 9 percent rise; the Las Vegas area, which added 10,000 jobs for a 16 percent gain; and the Seattle area, which gained 9,200 jobs for a 9 percent increase. 

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  • Long Island construction employment sees slight increase | Long Island Business News

    Long Island construction employment sees slight increase | Long Island Business News

    Construction employment on Long Island rose again last month. 

    Nassau and Suffolk counties added 600 construction jobs from Nov. 2021 to Nov. 2022, a 1 percent year-over-year gain, rising from 80,800 to 81,400, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. 

    Regionally, the number of construction jobs in New York City was flat from Nov. 2021 to Nov. 2022, remaining at 142,900.  

    Construction employment in the Orange/Rockland/Westchester area was up 9 percent, adding 3,800 jobs from Nov. 2021 to Nov. 2022 and rising from 43,400 to 47,200. 

    Between Nov. 2021 and Nov. 2022, construction employment rose in 268 metro areas, declined in 45 metro areas and remained flat in 45 areas, according to the AGCA report. 

    Association officials said the job gains likely would have been higher but that many contractors report that demand for new projects is outpacing the availability of workers in many parts of the country.  

    “Contractors report they are passing on projects because they do not have enough people to do the work,” Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, said in a written statement. “Labor shortages are suppressing job gains in the construction industry in many parts of the country.” 

    The metro areas seeing the largest drops in construction employment from Nov. 2021 to Nov. 2022 include the Orlando, Fla. area, which lost 8,500 jobs for a 10 percent drop; the Richmond, Va. area, which lost 3,300 jobs for an 8 percent drop; and the Camden, N.J. area, which dropped 1,700 jobs for a 7 percent decline. 

    Metro areas adding the most construction jobs over the last year include the Houston area, which gained 18,500 jobs for a 9 percent rise; the Dallas area, which added 13,500 jobs for a 9 percent gain; and the Seattle area, which gained 10,400 jobs for a 10 percent increase. 

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  • Long Island construction employment still on the rise | Long Island Business News

    Long Island construction employment still on the rise | Long Island Business News

    Construction employment on Long Island increased again last month. 

    Nassau and Suffolk counties added 3,100 construction jobs from Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2022, a 4 percent year-over-year gain, rising from 80,500 to 83,600, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. 

    Regionally, the number of construction jobs in New York City was down 2 percent, losing 2,200 construction jobs from Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2022. In those 12 months, construction employment in New York City fell from 144,300 to 142,100. 

    Construction employment in the Orange/Rockland/Westchester area was up 11 percent, adding 4,600 jobs from Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2022 and rising from 43,500 to 48,100. 

    Between Oct. 2021 and Oct. 2022, construction employment rose in 268 metro areas, declined in 47 metro areas and remained flat in 43 areas, according to the AGCA report. 

    The metro areas seeing the largest drops in construction employment from Oct. 2021 to Oct. 2022 include the Orlando, Fla. area, which lost 6,800 jobs for an 8 percent drop; the Baton Rouge, La. area, down 5,000 for an 11 percent decline; and the Richmond, Va. area, which lost 2,800 jobs for a 7 percent drop. 

    Metro areas adding the most construction jobs over the last year include the Houston area, which gained 26,000 jobs for a 12 percent rise; the Dallas area, which added 14,300 jobs for a 10 percent gain; and the Seattle area, which gained 11,000 jobs for a 10 percent increase. 

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