US construction employment increased in 243 out of 358 metro areas between October 2016 and October 2017, declined in 59 and stagnated in 56, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. added the most construction jobs during the past year (14,700 jobs, 15 percent). The largest percentage gains occurred in the Cheyenne, Wyo. metro area (24 percent, 800 jobs).
The largest job losses from October 2016 to October 2017 were in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas (-7,900 jobs, -4 percent). The largest percentage decreases for the year were in Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn. (-25 percent, -1,200 jobs).