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Construction employment increased in 259, or 72 percent, of 358 metro areas between March 2022 and March 2023, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
“The growth in manufacturing construction is helping offset softening demand for housing and other types of projects,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, the CEO. “The manufacturing boom is one of the key reasons construction firms in many parts of the country continue to hire new workers.”
Most construction jobs added
- Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas: 11,300 jobs, up 7 percent
- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona: 8,900 jobs, 6 percent
- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada: 7,000 jobs, 9 percent
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas: 6,100 jobs, 3 percent
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia: 6,100 jobs, 5 percent.
- The largest percentage gains were in Fairbanks, Alaska (20 percent, 400 jobs); Midland, Texas (18 percent, 6,100 jobs); Eau Claire, Wisconsin (18 percent, 600 jobs); and Elmira, New York (17 percent, 200 jobs).
Top construction job declines
- Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, California: -6,800 jobs, -9 percent
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California: -6,600 jobs, -4 percent
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: -3,500 jobs, -6 percent
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California: -3,500 jobs, -3 percent
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota/Wisconsid: -2,900 jobs, -4 percent
- Lawton, Okla. experienced the largest percentage job loss (-26 percent, -500 jobs), followed by Monroe, Mich. (-13 percent, -300 jobs); Huntington-Ashland, W. Va.-Ky.-Ohio (-13 percent, -900 jobs); and Lake Charles, La. (-11 percent, -1,500 jobs).
