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Construction Jobs on the Rise in the U.S. Adapted from Information by the Associated General Contractors of America Forty-four states and the D str ct of Co umb a added construct on jobs between January 2015 and January 2016, wh e construct on emp oyment ncreased n 30 states and D.C. between December and January, accord ng to Labor Department data re eased by the Assoc ated Genera Contractors of Amer ca. Off c a s sa d the new emp oyment f gures show strong demand for construct on, w th the except on of severa energy-produc ng states, wh ch have suffered due to the steep drop n o and gas dr ng, as we as coa mn ng. “Construct on rema ns v brant n near y every state and s add ng workers at a faster c p than other ndustr es n much of the country,” sa d Ken Smonson, ch ef econom st for the assoc at on. “Contractors report they are opt m st c that demand for construct on w cont nue, but they worry about f nd ng enough qua f ed workers.” Ca forn a added the most construct on jobs between January 2015 and January 2016 (45,700 jobs, 6.5%). Other states add ng a h gh number of new construct on jobs for the 12-month per od nc uded F or da (30,500 jobs, 7.3%), Texas (18,700 jobs, 2.8%), and New York (15,700 jobs, 4.5%). Hawa added the h ghest percentage of new construct on jobs (15.6%, 5100 jobs), fo owed by Rhode Is and (12.7%, 2100 jobs), Nevada (10.2%, 6800 jobs), and Massachusetts (9.9%, 13,200 jobs). F or da added the most construct on jobs between December and January (7900 jobs, 1.8%). Other states add ng a h gh number of construct on jobs nc uded Tennessee (4200 jobs, 3.4%), North Caro na (3800 jobs, 2.0%), and Lou s ana (3500 jobs, 2.4%). Assoc at on off c a s sa d January state emp oyment f gures nd cate strong demand for construct on serv ces throughout the country, except n a number of states re y ng heav y on energy product on. They sa d the strong demand was we come, but was ke y to put further stra n on a ready t ght abor cond t ons. The assoc at on p ans to cont nue push ng e ected and appo nted off c a s to act on the measures out ned n the r Workforce Deve opment P an. “Contractors won't be ab e to keep pace w th demand for the r serv ces f they don't have enough workers to comp ete projects on schedu e,” sa d Stephen E. Sandherr, the assoc at on's ch ef execut ve off cer. 2",/ # / 4%,/#03 $ ',+$ 5 ,4"$+1$/ ,,- -2*- *,#2 $0 /$ 3 ! $ %,/ !,1' /$0 #$+1 +# ",**$/" &/,2+# ,,- '$ 1 +& +# ",, +& 0601$*0 ,*- 1 ! $ 4 1' 1'$0$ -2*-0 ,4"$+1$/0 " + !$ ",+ % &2/$# 4 1' ,/ -2*- 2+ 10 1, * 1"' # % %$/$+1 , # /$.2 /$*$+10 /,#2"10 +" 2#$ ,4"$+1$/0 7 $,1'$/* ,0$# ,,- 11 +&0 7 $- "$*$+1 2*-0 7 ,0$ 10 +# ""$00,/ $0 7 / ! $ -$$# 2*-0 44 JULY 2016 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®