Houston, D-FW top the country in construction job gains
Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth are leading the country in the growth of construction sector jobs.
D-FW added 18,000 building sector jobs in the year ending with November, according to the latest report from Associated General Contractors of America. The Dallas side of the metro area accounted for 13,500 of the gain.Construction employment in both Houston and the Dallas area was up 9% year-over-year.Three-fourths of U.S. metro areas had higher construction job totals in November than they did a year earlier.
“Population changes over time are a major contributor to demand for numerous types of construction, funding for public construction, and supply of potential construction workers,” Associated General Contractors economist Ken Simonson said in the new report. Texas has the fastest-growing population in the country, according to the latest U.S. Census estimate. The state’s population surged by 470,708 people between July 2021 and July 2022 –
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