Construction Employment Continues to Climb
In the past year, 44 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs, according to analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. The AGC also pointed out that construction employment increased in 28 states between February and March.
Association officials noted that the five states experiencing year-over-year construction employment declines are all energy producing states where construction demand has likely suffered from declining prices for coal, oil and other fuels.
“Construction employment growth occurred in all regions in the latest 12 months,” said Ken Simonson, chief economist for the association. “The only soft spots in construction demand and employment are in states that rely on energy extraction for a large segment of their economy. The economic diversity across the leading job-growth states suggest that construction will continue to add to jobs gains in much of the country.”
California added the most construction jobs (39,600 jobs, 5.6 percent) between March 2015 and March 2016. Other states adding a high number of new construction jobs for the past 12 months include Florida, New York and Massachesetts.
North Dakota lost the highest percent and total number of construction jobs (-15.7 percent, -5,700 jobs) for the year. Other states that lost jobs for the year include Alaska, Wyoming and Kansas.
You can find the AGC's complete news release here.
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