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Construction Employment

141K#24 in US

-13.4% vs national avg

Avg Hourly Wage

$37.60/hr#20 in US

+1.7% vs national avg

Federal Awards

$8.4B#12 in US

Employment per Capita

30.7%#10 in US

Avg Award Size

$64.0K

Market Concentration

Top 5: 27.1%

Did You Know?

Roughly 1 in every 33 workers in Louisiana is employed in construction — one of the highest concentrations in the nation.

Construction Employment — Top States

920K

870K

653K

399K

274K

141K

Average Hourly Wage — Top States

$50.92 /hr

$46.00 /hr

$43.67 /hr

$43.55 /hr

$42.58 /hr

$37.60 /hr

Open Federal Bids in Louisiana

Construct Sugarcane Research Laboratory

USDA ARS AFM APD

Due: 2026-08-07SBA

Freshwater Bayou Waterway, Freshwater Bayou Lock, New Shops Building, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

W07V ENDIST NEW ORLEANS

Due: 2026-07-238A

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Date Range

Federal Contracts

$8.4B

↓ 62.8%

Median Home Value

$209K

↓ 0.2%

Construction Employment

141,065

Market Demand

Medium36/100

Funding Overview

$86.3Mtotal tracked

Federal Contracts

$8.4B

State DOT Budget

$3K

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Where the Money Goes

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Spending by Fiscal Year

Agency Breakdown

$121.5Mtotal awards

Department of Defense85%

Department of Justice10%

Department of Transportation2%

Department of Veterans Affairs2%

Other1%

Contractor Market Share

WEEKS MARINE, INC.
MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO
BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC
GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC
B & K CONSTRUCTION CO L.L.C
Other

Top Contractors

#	Contractor	Amount↓
#1	WEEKS MARINE, INC.	$740.1M
#2	MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO	$695.2M
#3	BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC	$362.1M
#4	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC	$259.7M
#5	B & K CONSTRUCTION CO L.L.C	$255.1M
#6	PINE BLUFF SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY	$237.6M
#7	PHYLWAY CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C	$218.5M
#8	MIKE HOOKS, LLC	$173.7M
#9	SAUER CONSTRUCTION, LLC	$151.2M
#10	BIS SERVICES LLC	$146.3M
#11	GREENUP-CAJUN JV LLC	$140.4M
#12	MLU SERVICES, LLC	$123.6M
#13	JUSTIN J. REEVES, L.L.C	$121.7M
#14	RIGID CONSTRUCTORS LLC	$119.8M
#15	CROSBY DREDGING LLC	$111.0M
#16	DYNAMIC GROUP, LLC	$107.2M
#17	OMEGA FOUNDATION SERVICES, INC.	$101.2M
#18	CALLAN MARINE LIMITED	$101.0M
#19	SGS LLC	$99.6M
#20	LUHR BROS., INC.	$92.3M

Recent Awards(20)

Federal contracts may have multi-year performance periods. Dates reflect the award action date from USAspending.gov.

Date	Amount↓	Agency	Description
Feb 26, 2026	$39.0M	Department of Defense	DREDGING
Jan 15, 2026	$30.6M	Department of Defense	RENOVATION TACTICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FACILITY (TEMF), BUILDING 2826, FORT POLK (JOHNSON), LOUISIANA.
Jan 17, 2026	$22.5M	Department of Defense	SOUTHWEST PASS - DREDGING
Apr 2, 2026	$11.9M	Department of Justice	B&F - FCC OAKDALE - REPLACE ROOFS - 25Z5AF6
Feb 28, 2026	$8.0M	Department of Defense	CONSTRUCTION OF AUXILIARY GENERATOR FOR DPS 10
Feb 2, 2026	$2.2M	Department of Defense	PAVING AND DRAINAGE CONTRACT
Apr 2, 2026	$1.4M	Department of Commerce	THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO APPLY A PROTECTIVE COATING TO THE OFFSHORE STRUCTURE, WHICH WILL PREVENT CORROSION AND ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE IS MAINTAINED. THE RECOATING PRO
Mar 9, 2026	$1.2M	Department of Transportation	QIC RCAG INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS IN INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW,SPECS AND DRAWINGS.
Feb 25, 2026	$900K	Department of Veterans Affairs	PROJ 667-25-900 - EMERGENCY EROSION MITIGATION - CONSTRUCTION
Feb 2, 2026	$833K	Department of Transportation	LCH LOC + GS INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS IN LAKE CHARLES, LA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW, SPECS AND DRAWINGS.
Jan 19, 2026	$738K	Department of Defense	REPAIR AIRFIELD DRAIN LINES
Mar 30, 2026	$546K	Department of Veterans Affairs	629-26-103 EMERG. ST. JOHN ROOF REPLACEMENT AND INTERIOR MITIGATION
Feb 27, 2026	$399K	Department of Veterans Affairs	667-24-255 BLDG. 55 ACCESSIBILITY RAMP
Feb 2, 2026	$249K	Department of Defense	REPLACE ROOF AND PAINT BUILDING 5733.
Feb 24, 2026	$234K	General Services Administration	RENOVATE WALLS, DOORS, AND FINISHES IN SUITE 211 IAW THE DESIGN DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS AT THE POST OFFICE AND FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN ALEXANDRIA, LA.
Mar 25, 2026	$220K	Department of Veterans Affairs	COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT
Mar 11, 2026	$155K	General Services Administration	TO DESIGN AND INSTALL ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS (ESS) AT THE ICE FIELD OFFICE IN LAFAYETTE, LA.
Mar 12, 2026	$133K	Department of Justice	26Z5AT8-FCI HEATING REPAIR
Mar 17, 2026	$122K	Department of Transportation	LAKE CHARLES, LA (LCH) SSJ PURCHASE FOR RCAG TOWERS; 1 40FT SELF SUPPORTING TOWER AND A 20FT SELF SUPPORTING TOWER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW
Apr 9, 2026	$95K	Department of Transportation	DUPONT CONTRACT 6973GH-25-D-00004

Housing Market

$209K

↓ 0.2%

2026-02

Market Intelligence

Medium36/100

Construction Demand

Major National Contractors

FLR

Fluor Corporation

ACM

AECOM

Jacobs Solutions

TPC

Tutor Perini

MTZ

MasTec

PWR

Quanta Services

EME

EMCOR Group

GVA

Granite Construction

Workforce

Employment

141,065

Avg Hourly Wage

$37.60

Avg Annual Wage

$78,208

Bridge Conditions

Total Bridges

12,892

Poor Condition

694

5.4% of total

Average Age

47 yrs

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