(July 19, 2024) Today’s monthly jobs report provides further evidence of strong growth within Arkansas’ construction sector, a development noted in media reports citing Policy Foundation research.
In June, Arkansas Construction jobs expanded to 68,200, according to preliminary numbers posted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Arkansas ranked eleventh in the U.S. in new Construction jobs in June and May, a Foundation analysis shows.
Following are the 17 states with Construction growth rates greater than the U.S. average between April 2020 and June 2024.
Michigan 97.9%
Vermont 63.2%
Pennsylvania 59.4%
Massachusetts 57.3%
New York 55.1%
Alaska 38.35%
Nevada 36.2%
Rhode Island 35.8%
Idaho 34.3%
Montana 33.79%
Arkansas 32.6%
Kentucky 28.2%
New Jersey 27.8%
West Virginia 27.48%
Connecticut 27.58%
Indiana 26.62%
Missouri 26.61%
United States 26.30%
Other States
Arizona 26.26%
South Dakota 25.7%
Washington 25.58%
Ohio 25.2%
Utah 25.0%
California 24.69%
New Hampshire 23.8%
Louisiana 22.85%
Tennessee 22.5%
Florida 22.07%
Hawaii 21.7%*
Wisconsin 21.0%
North Carolina 20.1%
Alabama 18.77%
Texas 18.54%
Delaware 17.1%*
Iowa 16.55%
Illinois 16.5%
Mississippi 15.99%
Kansas 15.1%
Virginia 15.09%
Minnesota 15.01%
Maine 14.4%
South Carolina 14.2%
Georgia 13.53%
Oklahoma 13.47%
Nebraska 13.2%
Oregon 12.9%
New Mexico 8.5%
Wyoming 7.7%
Colorado 7.0%
North Dakota 6.2%
Maryland 3.8%
— Greg Kaza
