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August Construction Employment Increased in Most Metros According to AGC Analysis

Oct. 6, 2017
Construction employment increased in 274 out of 358 metro areas between August 2016 and August 2017, declined in 52 metros and stagnated in 32.

Construction employment increased in 274 out of 358 metro areas between August 2016 and August 2017, declined in 52 metros and stagnated in 32, according to a new analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, VA.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. added the most construction jobs during the past year (15,800 jobs, 17%), followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA. (11,000 jobs, 8%); Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV. (10,900 jobs, 20%); Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. (8,500 jobs, 13%) and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. (7,400 jobs, 10%). The largest percentage gains occurred in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area (27%, 400 jobs) followed by Lake Charles, LA. (23%; 4,800 jobs); Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI. (20%, 4,400 jobs); Las Vegas; Killeen-Temple, TX (17%, 1,600 jobs) and Riverside, CA.

The largest job losses from Aug. 2016 to Aug. 2017 were in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (-4,500 jobs, -2%), followed by Columbia, SC (-3,900 jobs, -23%); Orange-Rockland-Westchester, NY (-2,500 jobs, -6%); San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (-2,300 jobs, -4%) and Middlesex-Monmouth-Ocean, NJ (-1,900 jobs, -5%). The largest percentage decreases for the year were in Columbia, SC; followed by Grand Forks, ND-MN (-22%, -1,100 jobs); Danville, IL. (-17%, -100 jobs) and Trenton, NJ (-9%, -500 jobs).

Electrical Marketing estimates electrical contractors account for 13% of construction employment in any market.