Barely One-third Of Metros Add Construction Jobs In Latest 12 Months As Dwindling List Of Project Starts Forces Contractors To Lay Off Workers

Only 34 percent of the nation’s metro areas—just over one-third—added construction jobs from November 2019 to November 2020, according to an analysis of new government data that the Associated General Contractors of America released today. Association officials said large numbers of contractors are having to lay off workers once they complete projects...