The North American 51³Ô¹ÏÍø experienced an 11% drop in new job postings in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Black & Veatch with 29,234 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of construction company job postings. Buy the report here.
Notably, Architecture and Engineering Occupations jobs accounted for a 17% share of the North American 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s total new job postings in Q1 2023, rise 17% over the prior quarter.
Architecture and Engineering Occupations drive construction hiring activity
Architecture and Engineering Occupations, with a share of 17% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the North American 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in Q1 2023 , ahead of Management Occupations with a 14% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations with a 7% share in Q1 2023, Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 6% share and Sales and Related Occupations with a 5% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 27% of hiring activity
Black & Veatch posted 29,234 jobs in Q1 2023 and registered a growth of 44% over the previous quarter, followed by CDM Smith with 14,961 jobs and a 44% drop. , with 6,122 jobs, and Group, with 4,532 jobs, recorded a 197% rise and an 83% rise, respectively, while Eaton recorded a 102% increase with a 4,141 new job postings during Q1 2023.
Regional analysis of hiring in the North American 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Q1 2023
The US held the leading share of the North American construction hiring activity with a 92.97% share, an 11% decrease over Q4 2022. Canada was next with 5.51%, four-percentage-point down over the previous quarter.
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