Prov. metro lost 300 construction jobs in November

THE PROVIDENCE-WARWICK metropolitan area lost 300 construction jobs over the year in November, a 1 percent decline that put the area at No. 256 in a ranking of 358 metro areas, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. / COURTESY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
THE PROVIDENCE-WARWICK metropolitan area lost 300 construction jobs over the year in November, a 1 percent decline that put the area at No. 256 in a ranking of 358 metro areas, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. / COURTESY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick metropolitan area lost 300 construction jobs over the year in November, a 1 percent decline that put the area at No. 256 in a ranking of 358 metro areas, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
The Providence metro was one of 104 areas that lost construction jobs between November and November 2014, going to 21,900 from 22,200.
The Norwich-New London-Westerly metropolitan area was one of 64 areas that had no change over the year, with construction employment flat at 4,200. That put the Norwich metro at No. 191 in the ranking.
Another 190 metro areas saw employment increases over the year, with New York City adding the most construction jobs during the past year at 9,200, a 7 percent increase. The largest percentage gain – 50 percent – occurred in Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va.-Ohio, where 800 jobs were added.
“Construction employment is expanding in more parts of the country now that firms appear to be having more success finding workers to hire,” Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, said in a statement. “Firms may not be able to continue expanding their headcounts as rapidly unless public officials increase investments in career and technical education programs.”
The largest job loss over the year happened in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, as 5,400 jobs, or 7 percent, were lost. The largest percentage decline for the past year was in Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Miss., at 16 percent, a loss of 1,400 jobs.

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