Rising unemployment and weaker demand indicators suggest labor-market cooling, but competition for electricians and other skilled trades remains intense
Construction unemployment rose in 44 states, but hiring, backlog and labor data suggest contractors are preserving crews rather than broadly cutting workers.
Electrical contractors are usually the last trade in to the project design phase, and by then, are competing with mechanical and plumbing systems for space in crowded pathways.
ENR Texas & Southeast will profile electrical and industrial contractor MMR Group and civil contractor Wayne Brothers Co. in its December 2025 print issue.
Working on capital projects across the U.S., the employee-owned company’s nationwide revenue grew to $331.92 million in 2024 from $243.8 million in 2023.
Power Design Inc., a large St. Petersburg, Fla., electrical contractor, has agreed to a $2.75-million settlement with the Washington, D.C., attorney general that will compensate craftworkers and the city to resolve allegations the firm and two subcontractors underpaid workers by misclassifying them as independent contractors.