Prov. metro construction jobs climb 2% in July

THE PROVIDENCE-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area ranked 189th for its 2 percent construction job gain year over year in July, the Associated General Contractors of America said. / COURTESY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
THE PROVIDENCE-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area ranked 189th for its 2 percent construction job gain year over year in July, the Associated General Contractors of America said. / COURTESY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area ranked 189th for its 2 percent construction job gain year over year in July.
Construction jobs grew to 23,700 in July in the Providence metro. In July 2015, construction jobs in the metro numbered 23,300, the Associated General Contractors of America said Wednesday.
The association ranked construction job growth in 358 metro areas based on federal employment data.

Construction employment declined in 60 metro areas in the past year, held steady in 59 areas, and rose in 239 areas, including the Providence metro and Norwich-New London-Westerly metropolitan area, which ranked 159th for its 3 percent job gain year over year in July, to 4,100 from 4,000.

The largest job loss from July 2015 to July 2016 was in Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky.-Ind., at 1,900 jobs, while Bloomington, Ill., had the largest percentage decline for the past year at 16 percent.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo., added the most construction jobs during the past year with 11,700 jobs. The largest percentage gain occurred in Boise City, Idaho, which had a 22 percent increase.

- Advertisement -

No posts to display