Prov.-Warwick metro area ranks 21st in U.S. for 13% construction job growth in February

THE PROVIDENCE-Warwick metropolitan area ranked 21st for 13 percent growth in construction jobs year over year in February, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. / COURTESY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
THE PROVIDENCE-Warwick metropolitan area ranked 21st for 13 percent growth in construction jobs year over year in February, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. / COURTESY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick metropolitan area ranked 21st for its 13 percent gain in construction jobs in February, the Associated General Contractors of America said Tuesday.
The Providence-Warwick metro saw construction employment grow 13 percent over the year in February, to 20,000 jobs from 17,700 jobs.
The Norwich-New London-Westerly-CT-RI metropolitan area ranked 106th for its 6 percent job increase over the year, to 3,800 from 3,600, the association said.
The Providence and Norwich-New London metros were among 234 metro areas that saw a year-over-year increase in construction employment out of 358 metro areas surveyed. Fifty-two other areas had no change over the year, and 72 experienced declines in construction employment, according to the association.
“Many parts of the country continue to see robust construction job growth as demand for projects rises,” Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, said in a statement. “Construction employment in many energy producing areas, however, appears to be suffering as lower prices for products like coal, oil and natural gas cuts into demand for construction services.”
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Calif., led the nation for adding the most construction jobs during the past year (12,500 jobs, 15 percent). The largest percentage gain occurred in Monroe, Mich. (60 percent, 1,200 jobs).
The largest job loss from February 2015 to February 2016 was in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (-4,100 jobs, -6 percent). The largest percentage decline for the past year was in Bloomington, Ill. (-16 percent, -400 jobs).

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