PROVIDENCE – Nonseasonally adjusted construction employment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area increased 0.4 percent year over year in November, rising 100 jobs to 25,300 employed workers in the field, according to the Associated General Contractors of America Thursday.
The Providence metro area’s percent growth ranked No. 262 out of 358 metro areas in the United States.
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Meanwhile, the New Bedford metro area’s construction-employment growth ranked No. 2 in the nation for the month, rising 22 percent, or 600 jobs year over year, to 3,300 workers.
In the Norwich, Conn.-New London, Conn.-Westerly metro area, construction employment increased 7 percent year over year in November, ranking No. 78 in the nation, rising 300 workers to 4,400 employed workers.
The Taunton-Middleborough-Norton metro area was reported to have a 6 percent increase in construction employment, rising 200 jobs to 3,800 employed workers. The 6 percent rise was ranked No. 108 in the nation.
Construction employment grew in 265 out of 358 metro areas, or 74 percent, declined in 45 and was unchanged in 48 between November 2017 and November 2018.
“Construction-employment growth remains widespread, but as unemployment hits historic lows in many metros, contractors are having ever-increasing difficulty filling positions,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, in a statement. “As a result, construction employment may level off in more areas, even while the demand for projects – and workers – continues to be strong.”
The largest percent increase year over year in November for U.S. metros was in the Weirton, W.Va., metro area, rising 26 percent, or 500 workers, to 2,400 employed workers.
The largest nominal increase in the country occurred in the Houston metro area, rising 24,000 workers, or 11 percent, to 245,600 employed workers.
Chris Bergenheim is the PBN web editor. Email him at Bergenheim@PBN.com.
