Construction of office buildings and single-family homes has slowed this year, but construction hiring in Dallas-Fort Worth hasn't slowed.
D-FW led the nation in construction job growth for the 12 months ending in August, according to an analysis by Associate General Contractors of America. A total of 19,700 jobs were added in the construction sector during the year.
Over the same period, more than 60% of U.S. metropolitan areas experienced construction job growth.
“Construction employment is increasing in most locations, but contractors everywhere are having a hard time filling positions,” Ken Simonson, chief economist at the General Contractors Association, said in a new report. I am reporting it.” “Many more metropolitan areas would have benefited if there were enough qualified workers to fill the vacancies.”
After D-FW, the U.S. metropolitan areas with the most new construction jobs in the year through August include New York City (11,000), Portland (9,200) and Phoenix (7,700). is included.
The Houston area had the largest annual construction job loss, with 6,800 construction workers lost in one year. In Austin, construction sector employment increased by 5,400 jobs this year, and in San Antonio, construction sector employment increased by 1,700 jobs.
Texas had the largest increase in construction jobs of all states, with 21,100 jobs.
Although new office building starts have slowed significantly this year, D-FW continues to see construction starts for thousands of apartments and additional industrial space. Public sector construction is also expanding the employment base.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates D-FW added 154,800 jobs of all types in the year to August. New York City was the only city with higher employment growth for the year, adding 208,200 jobs.
