Construction hiring data indicates a cooling labor market
Yahoo Finance·2026-04-01 23:35
This story was originally published on Construction Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Construction Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Construction job openings continued a slow start to the year as the industry counted 202,000 open positions on the last day of February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That figure represented a drop of 28,000 unfilled jobs from January and 53,000 fewer than a year ago. Of all construction jobs, 2.4% remained empty as the month e ...