Steel Products
March 13, 2018
Construction Jobs Increase in 35 States in 2017
Written by Sandy Williams
Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between January 2017 and January 2018, according to an analysis of Department of Labor data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
“It is noteworthy that the three states with the largest job gains were all recovering from natural disasters, in addition to having generally robust economies,” said AGC chief economist Ken Simonson. “The job losses in North Dakota and other Plains states may have more to do with severe weather conditions this January than a long-term downtrend.”
