Recent data from the Louisiana Workforce Commission revealed that over the past year, construction was the fastest growing sector by employment in Louisiana.
The construction industry added 7,000 jobs in the state between March 2015 and March 2016. It was the largest net increase of any sector, represented a gain of 4.32%, and was the fifth consecutive over-the-year increase. Within the sector, non-residential building construction jobs grew by 17.9% while heavy and civil engineering construction jobs grew by 7.6%.