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In the construction sector
specifically, which includes both
residential and non-residential
construction, across the 48 states
which reported construction
sector jobs data, 25 states had an
increase in July, 20 states reported a
decline, and three states remained
unchanged compared to June. The
construction industry as a whole
gained 4,000 jobs in July. Texas
added 6,300 jobs, the highest gains
in construction employees while
Ohio lost 1,900 workers during this
time.

Year-over-year, the U.S added
202,000 construction sector jobs
which is a 2.8% increase compared
to July 2018. Texas added 48,400,
which was the largest gains of any
state while Louisiana lost 12,100,
which was the largest decline of any
state. In percentage terms, Wyoming
had the highest annual growth in
construction sector by 13.1%. Over
this period, Louisiana reported the
largest decline at 7.9%.
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