ABQ Ranks in Middle for Construction Job Growth

The Albuquerque metro area ranked 184 out of 358 metros across the country for its rate of job growth in the construction sector during January, adding 600 jobs or 3 percent compared to a year earlier, according to an analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
All told, 247 metros saw construction employment increase, while 56 registered a decrease and 55 were unchanged. The January snapshot of employment trends shows a lot of turbulence in the pace and direction of change in construction jobs across the country, noted AGC chief economist Ken Simonson in a news release.
Elsewhere in New Mexico, Las Cruces ranked 350 out of 358 metros with the loss of 400 jobs or 11 percent of its construction work force while Santa Fe ranked 354 with the loss of 400 jobs or 15 percent of its work force.
By: Richard Metcalf (Albuquerque Journal)
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