Duval County's main east-west commuter route has two FDOT District 2 jobs under way at once: a $10.9M intersection rebuild due in fall 2028 and a $14.2M resurfacing due in late 2027.
FDOT District 7 awarded the 0.7-mile widening, including a bridge widening over 21st/22nd Street, at $10.67 million. The runner-up was within 1%. Work began Oct. 16 and should wrap up in late 2027.
The first homes at the 215-acre Wyld Oaks site on the SR 429 Beltway started rising Oct. 15. Hathaway Construction Services is the general contractor, and completion is listed for December 2028.
Westside Capital Group's 128-acre plan in Rosemont calls for up to 5,650 homes in three phases. City records show the approvals timeline, and GAI Consultants and Charlan Brock Architects are on the design team.
Ground broke Oct. 7 on a 40-acre FBO, hangar and fuel-farm development at TMB. County records show a three-phase investment schedule and local hiring and small-business rules subs should know before they bid.
Jr. Davis Construction is building the 1.6-mile, four-lane road and C-31 Canal bridge that close a gap between St. Cloud and southern Osceola County. FDOT is putting $6 million toward the job, and it is due in summer 2028.
Since July 1, 2026, licensed contractors who knowingly fail to pay subs and suppliers within 45 days of being paid can face license discipline, and state vendors can be suspended. Contract terms can still set a different schedule.
Chapter 2026-63, in effect since July 1, 2026, exempts some low-value single-family work from building permits, but not electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas or structural work. It also sets new deadlines and fee rules for local building departments.
Oct 24, 2026
Construction economy scoreboard
The national numbers behind the work: jobs, pay, materials prices and safety, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each figure shows its reference period; (p) = preliminary.
U.S. construction jobs
8,367,000
Oct 2026 (p) †
▼ −3,000 from Sep 2026
▲ +124,000 (+1.5%) vs. Oct 2025
13-month range: 8,243,000 – 8,370,000
Average hourly earnings
$42.03 /hour
Oct 2026 (p) †
▲ +$1.89 (+4.7%) vs. Oct 2025
13-month range: $40.14 – $42.03
Average weekly earnings
$1,655.98 /week
Oct 2026 (p) †
▲ +$94.53 (+6.1%) vs. Oct 2025
13-month range: $1,561.45 – $1,655.98
Construction input costs All inputs
365.4 index
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +36.9 (+11.2%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 327.2 – 365.4
PPI, inputs to construction industries (goods), Jun 1986 = 100.
Construction unemployment rate
3.6%
Oct 2026 †
13-month range: 3.1% – 7.1%
Not seasonally adjusted. BLS has no Oct 2025 value (shutdown gap).
Producer price indexes (most 1982 = 100; structural steel Jun 2011 = 100; asphalt paving Jun 1981 = 100; copper wire Dec 1986 = 100). Change shown vs. the same month a year earlier.
Building-price index by region
United States
172.8 index
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +8.8 (+5.4%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 164.0 – 172.8
Northeast
183.4 index
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +11.8 (+6.9%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 171.5 – 183.4
South This state's region
169.1 index
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +8.5 (+5.3%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 160.6 – 169.2
Midwest
161.8 index
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +7.9 (+5.2%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 153.8 – 161.8
West
179.7 index
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +8.1 (+4.7%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 171.6 – 179.7
PPI for new nonresidential building construction (what contractors charge), Feb 2014 = 100.
Openings & turnover
Job openings
298,000
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +92,000 (+44.7%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 196,000 – 299,000
Openings rate: 3.4% of jobs, Sep 2026.
Hires
356,000
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +19,000 (+5.6%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 282,000 – 362,000
Quits
198,000
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +71,000 (+55.9%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 120,000 – 198,000
Layoffs & discharges
138,000
Sep 2026 (p) †
▼ −56,000 (−28.9%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 113,000 – 194,000
JOLTS, construction, seasonally adjusted, national only (BLS publishes no state construction JOLTS).
Safety
Injury & illness rate
2.2 per 100 workers
2024 †
▼ −0.1 vs. 2023
10-year range: 2.2 – 3.5
Total recordable cases per 100 full-time workers, private construction (SOII).
Days-away / restricted rate
1.3 per 100 workers
2024 †
▼ −0.2 vs. 2023
10-year range: 1.3 – 2.0
Cases with days away from work, job restriction or transfer (DART).
Fatal work injuries, 2024
1,032
Construction & extraction occupations
Falls, slips and trips: 370 (400 in 2023). All U.S. workers: 5,070.
From the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 2024 release (USDL-26-0230, Feb 19, 2026). Annual; the API time series stops at 2022, so the release figures are used.
Construction spending (U.S. Census Bureau)
Total construction
$2,186.1B annual rate
Sep 2026 (preliminary)
▼ −2.7% vs. Sep 2025
5-month range: $2,168B – $2,227B
Residential
$861.2B annual rate
Sep 2026 (preliminary)
▼ −8.8% vs. Sep 2025
5-month range: $861B – $910B
Nonresidential
$1,325.0B annual rate
Sep 2026 (preliminary)
▲ +1.8% vs. Sep 2025
5-month range: $1,281B – $1,325B
Private
$1,639.3B annual rate
Sep 2026 (preliminary)
▼ −3.8% vs. Sep 2025
5-month range: $1,624B – $1,680B
Public
$546.8B annual rate
Sep 2026 (preliminary)
▲ +1.0% vs. Sep 2025
5-month range: $544B – $547B
Highway and street
$150.9B annual rate
Sep 2026 (preliminary)
▲ +3.9% vs. Sep 2025
5-month range: $151B – $152B
Value of construction put in place, seasonally adjusted annual rate, not adjusted for inflation. Bars: May–Sep 2026; change vs. Sep 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Construction Spending (C30), released Nov 2, 2026.
Florida scoreboard
Florida construction jobs
657,000
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +100 from Aug 2026
▲ +3,300 (+0.5%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 647,200 – 657,000
Average hourly earnings
$37.95
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +$2.68 (+7.6%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: $35.10 – $37.95
Not seasonally adjusted.
Injury & illness rate
Not published
BLS does not publish a state construction injury rate for Florida. See the national rate above.
Average weekly wage
$1,450
Q1 2026 †
▲ +3.7% vs. a year earlier
Private construction, all employees covered by unemployment insurance (QCEW). 639,021 jobs, 88,586 establishments.
Median annual wage, construction trades
$49,370
2025 †
Construction & extraction occupations (OEWS), May 2025.
South building-price index
169.1 index
Sep 2026 (p) †
▲ +8.5 (+5.3%) vs. Sep 2025
13-month range: 160.6 – 169.2
What contractors charge for new nonresidential buildings in the South Census region (PPI, Feb 2014 = 100). Florida is in the South.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CES, CPS, PPI, ECI, JOLTS, SOII, CFOI, QCEW, OEWS) and U.S. Census Bureau (construction spending). Showing values verified from the BLS API on Nov 13, 2026; daily refresh pending. † = built-in value verified from BLS on Nov 13, 2026, shown because no newer value has been stored by the daily refresh.