Hires: Private: Construction (thousand; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US JOLTS survey (BLS)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, hires in the construction sector were 308 thousand in August 2026, compared to 358 in July.
Sample. The monthly series shown in the chart has a total of 309 records. The series covers the time range extending from December 2000 to August 2026.
History. Here are some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: hires in the construction sector recorded their maximum of 754 thousand in May 2020; they reached a minimum of 243 in April 2020; they were equal on average to 382.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 319.000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 358.000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 308.000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Hires: Private: Construction |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Thousand |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Public Domain Data |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM1 |
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