DALLAS — Despite a slowdown in building starts this year, the Dallas area leads the country in construction jobs added.
Dallas added 11,600 building sector jobs in the year ending in May – the most of any U.S. metro area, according to the latest reports from the Associated General Contractors. Construction employment in Dallas was 8% higher in May than a year before.
New York City was second with 9,600 new construction jobs, an increase of 7%. Columbus, Ohio; Atlanta; and Portland, Oregon, also saw large gains.
