PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area ranked No. 197 for year-over-year construction-employment growth rate in October, growing 4 percent to 25,700 workers, or an uptick of 1,000 construction jobs, according to the Associated General Contractors of America Thursday.
The New Bedford metro area ranked No. 2 of all metros included in the report at a 22 percent construction-employment growth rate from October 2017 to October 2018, rising by 600 workers to 3,300.
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The Norwich-New London-Westerly metro area ranked No. 53 for growth rate, rising 9 percent year over year, a 400-worker increase to 4,800.
The Taunton-Middleborough-Norton metro area ranked No. 162, with a 5 percent growth rate year over year in October, rising by 200 workers to 3,900.
The No. 1 growth rate in metro construction employment took place in Midland, Texas, in October, rising 25 percent to 36,000 workers.
AGCA said construction employment grew in 78 percent of 358 measured metro areas nationwide year over year in October.
“The construction industry is improving the economies of metro areas nationwide, but those gains are at risk,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, the association’s CEO, in a statement. “Public officials should promptly overhaul career and technical education to prepare more students for rewarding and high-paying careers in construction. Meanwhile, there is an immediate need for skilled construction workers from outside the U.S.”
Chris Bergenheim is the PBN web editor. Email him at Bergenheim@PBN.com.
