Construction Unemployment Rate Inched Up to 3.8% in September

Washington, DC, December 19, 2025-The national September 2025 not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 3.8%, a 0.1% increase from September 2024, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors. 

The analysis found that just over half of states (26) had lower estimated construction unemployment rates over the same period, 21 had higher rates and three states (Alaska, California and Texas) had the same rates. All states had construction unemployment rates below 10%.