Job openings in the construction industry fell to a six-month low, while layoffs dropped to the lowest level recorded in the JOLTS survey’s history.
The report covers industry labor-market conditions rather than a specific company or project. No individual employer, firm, or role was identified in the source material.
The data point is dated Sept. 29, 2026, from Engineering News-Record, which published the item under the headline “Industry Job Openings Hit Six-Month Low.”
The source says the decline in openings was accompanied by a historic low in layoffs, but it does not provide additional figures in the excerpt supplied.
This note is based on the Engineering News-Record report and the JOLTS survey context referenced in the source.
