RHODE ISLAND construction employment increased 4.8 percent year over year in December, the third-highest growth rate in New England. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island construction employment increased by 900 jobs year over year in December, or 4.8 percent, ranking No. 21 for fastest growth rate in the United States, according to the Associated General Contractors of America Friday. The Ocean State's construction employment growth rate ranked No. 3 in New England. Regionally, Rhode Island ranked…