Market Snapshot: AE Employment

The U.S. is facing a shortage of architecture and engineering talent that will continue impacting not only firms, but also governments that perform these types of services. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were over 1.7 million AE industry jobs (NAICS Code 5413: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services) in the U.S. as of December 2023. We gathered a few insights:

States with the most AE jobs in governments (federal, state, and local) as a percentage of total AE industry jobs:

State
Percentage
Mississippi
31.0%
Hawaii
27.1%
West Virginia
15.0%
Vermont
13.0%
Oregon
11.7%
Nebraska
11.5%

States with the lowest percentages of AE jobs in governments:

State
Percentage
Rhode Island
0.0%
Colorado
0.4%
Delaware
0.5%
Utah
13.0%
Oregon
0.5%
Arizona
0.5%

States with the highest ratios of AE jobs per 100,000 residents:

State
AE Jobs per 100,000 Residents
Colorado
1,007
Michigan
870
Virginia
774
Alaska
686
Maryland
681
Alabama
666
New Hampshire
648
Massachusetts
632
Texas
622
Hawaii
612

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