Prov.-Warwick metro lost construction jobs in June

THE PROVIDENCE-WARWICK metropolitan area ranked 263rd out of 358 metropolitan areas nationwide for its lack of construction job growth in June, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. / COURTESY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
THE PROVIDENCE-WARWICK metropolitan area ranked 263rd out of 358 metropolitan areas nationwide for its lack of construction job growth in June, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. / COURTESY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick metropolitan area ranked 263rd out of 358 metropolitan areas nationwide for its lack of construction job growth in June, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
The Providence metro lost 700 jobs, a 3 percent decline, bringing its June total to 21,200 compared with 21,900 in June 2014.
The Providence metro was among 127 metro areas nationally where construction employment declined. Another 51 areas saw no growth and 180 areas posted increases, the association said.
The metro areas with the largest year-over-year job losses were New Orleans-Metairie, La. (-2,700 jobs, -9 percent), Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Miss. (-2,100 jobs, -21 percent) and Akron, Ohio (-1,700, -12 percent).
The largest percentage decline for the past year was in Santa Fe, N.M. (-22 percent, -600 jobs), followed by Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula and Las Cruces, N.M. (-14 percent, -500 jobs).
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. added the largest number of construction jobs in the past year (11,300 jobs, 15 percent), followed by Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. (10,200 jobs, 11 percent). The largest percentage gains occurred in El Centro, Calif. (21 percent, 400 jobs) and Visalia-Porterville, Calif. (20 percent, 900 jobs).

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  1. The lack of understanding about the plight of this important sector by State and Providence officials is absolutely appalling. If you have little awareness or any broad based perspective that differentiates the key industrial sectors, then how do you govern wisely? No one should wonder about the mediocrity that exists on the local and state level. This story tells it all.