The Midwest remained a tale of two regions in June, with Indiana, Minnesota and Ohio logging solid construction employment gains during the month and Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin logging substantial losses, according to year-over-year data compiled by the Arlington, Va.-based Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
Job losses in the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville metropolitan market were the worst in the nation (-5,600 jobs, -5%), followed by New York City (-5,500 jobs, -5%); New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La. (-5,100 jobs, -16%); Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. (-4,800 jobs, -9%) and Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. (-4,700 jobs, -% percent).