Dive Brief: - Construction job openings slowed to begin 2026, with the industry counting 231,000 open positions on the last day of January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. - That represented a month-to-month drop of 14,000 open jobs from December and 1,000 fewer open positions year to year compared to January 2025. Of all construction jobs, 2.7% went unfilled at the end of the first m...