{"id":767,"date":"2016-04-18T13:24:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T13:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=767"},"modified":"2016-04-18T13:24:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T13:24:18","slug":"28-states-add-construction-jobs-in-march-as-worker-shortage-persists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/28-states-add-construction-jobs-in-march-as-worker-shortage-persists\/","title":{"rendered":"28 states add construction jobs in March as worker shortage persists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><strong>Dive Brief:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Construction employment grew month-to-month in 28 states between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/agc-feb-construction-employment-tepid-as-only-27-states-add-jobs-1\/416305\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February<\/a> and March, with 44 states and Washington, DC, adding jobs from March 2015 to March 2016, according to\u00a0the Associated General Contractors of America.<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania (6,000 jobs, 2.6%) had the biggest month-to-month increase, while West Virginia (4.5%, 1,400 jobs) had the highest percentage gain. Year-over-year, California (39,600, 5.6%) and Hawaii (20.9%, 7,000) led job growth.<\/li>\n<li>Of the 22 states to lose jobs from February to March, and\u00a0even though it was a year-over year-winner, California (-7,400 jobs, -1%) gave up the most jobs last month, while\u00a0Arkansas (-3%, -1,500 jobs) lost the highest month-to-month percentage. Year-over-year, North Dakota once again (-5,700 jobs, -15.7%) lost the most construction jobs and had the highest percentage decrease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><strong>Dive Insight:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ken Simonson, chief economist for the AGC, said the industry saw employment growth in all regions of the U.S. in the last 12 months and that the trend should continue. However, he added that a persistent softening in the energy sector is still driving job losses in the five biggest energy-producing states.<\/p>\n<p>The AGC also warned that the continued rise in construction demand in much of the country will lead to more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-labor-shortage-update-dont-overlook-the-long-game\/410781\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shortages<\/a>of skilled labor. Once again, the association encouraged government officials at all levels to focus on education programs that will bring more workers into the construction employment pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These healthy job gains show that educators and policy makers in all states should provide more support to construction education and training programs,&#8221;\u00a0AGC CEO Stephen E. Sandherr said in a release. &#8220;As a result, we are loading many students up with college debt instead of encouraging them to begin making higher-than-average wages as construction craft workers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This month the Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/abc-construction-confidence-slips-amid-economic-uncertainty-labor-shortag-1\/417493\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Confidence Index fell<\/a> slightly in the second half of 2015, partly due to concerns\u00a0over anticipated skilled worker shortfalls. In addition the Bureau of Labor Statistics Analysis\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-adds-37k-jobs-as-companies-find-ways-to-keep-pace-with-deman\/416712\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> this month that the industry added 37,000 jobs in March, up significantly from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-sector-adds-18k-jobs-as-hiring-surge-slows\/413430\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January\u2019s<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/agc-construction-job-growth-slows-as-nonresidential-sector-has-run-out-of\/415077\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February\u2019s<\/a> gains. This increase, the AGC said, means that the industry is finding ways, for now, to maintain adequate staffing levels in the face of growth.<\/p>\n<p>By <a class=\"subtle_link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/editors\/kslowey\/\" rel=\"author\">Kim Slowey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/28-states-add-construction-jobs-in-march-as-worker-shortage-persists\/417555\/\">Construction DIVE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dive Brief: Construction employment grew month-to-month in 28 states between February and March, with 44 states and Washington, DC, adding jobs from March 2015 to March 2016, according to\u00a0the Associated General Contractors of America. Pennsylvania (6,000 jobs, 2.6%) had the biggest month-to-month increase, while West Virginia (4.5%, 1,400 jobs) had the highest percentage gain. 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