Half
of metros gain construction jobs in past year; Reed says starts sag from a year
ago
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An AGC analysis showed that
of the 339 metro areas (including divisions of larger metros) for
which BLS reports construction employment, 170 had increases, 123 had
decreases and 46 were stagnant. (BLS combines mining and logging with
construction in most metros to avoid disclosing data about industries with few
employees. Metro data is not seasonally adjusted.) Pascagoula, Miss. again
added the highest percentage of new construction jobs (45%, 1,700 combined
jobs), followed by Napa, Calif. (36%, 800 combined jobs) and Merced, Calif.
(19%, 300 combined jobs). The Dallas-Plano-Irving division again added the most
jobs (11,500 combined jobs, 11%), closely followed by Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
(11,400 construction jobs, 6%). The largest job losses again were in the
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville division (-5,900 construction jobs, -5%), Northern
Virginia (-3,200 combined jobs, -5%) and Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.
(-2,400 combined jobs, -6%). Bellingham, Wash. lost the highest percentage
(-20%, -1,300 combined jobs), followed by Decatur, Ill. (-18%, -700 combined
jobs).
The value of
nonresidential construction starts in April skidded 44% from April 2012,
not seasonally adjusted, Reed
Construction Data reported on Thursday, based on data it collected.
Year-to-date starts for the first four months of 2013 combined declined 11% in
value from the same period of 2012. Year-to-date results varied greatly by
type: industrial (manufacturing) starts jumped 31% and commercial start rose
4.9%, while institutional building starts slipped 1.5% and heavy engineering
(nonbuilding) starts plummeted 29%.
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