Construction Employment Slid in Two-Thirds of Metro Areas in Jan.
Washington, DC, March 22, 2021—Construction employment decreased from January 2020 to January 2021 in nearly two-thirds of the nation’s metro areas, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data, as project cancellations and a lack of new orders have forced firms to reduce their headcount, the association’s latest contractor survey shows.









