Development employment in April exceeded pre-pandemic ranges in 32 states, however Louisiana isn’t considered one of them, in response to a new evaluation by the Related Common Contractors of America.
The AGC says Louisiana had about 2,800 fewer building jobs in April in comparison with February 2020, which represents a 2% decline. Solely 11 different states had an even bigger decline as measured by share.
Nevertheless, Louisiana has added about 6,900 building jobs over the previous 12 months, the AGC says. The 5.4% enhance since April 2021 ranks 18th amongst 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The Baton Rouge Space Chamber’s newest snapshot of the Capital Area’s financial system discovered that the area’s building sector added 3,600 jobs in February and March of this 12 months.
“Development employment features have stalled in lots of states in latest months because the pool of obtainable staff has dried up,” says Ken Simonson, AGC’s chief economist. “It is going to be onerous to fulfill demand for personal initiatives and infrastructure except extra staff can be found to fill the report variety of openings.”