This statistic shows the top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the construction industry in the United States in 2017. The percentage employed in construction sector is shown as a percent of total nonfarm employment.
In 2017, Baton Rouge in Louisiana was ranked first with 17.3 percent of total nonfarm employees working in the construction industry.
Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the construction industry in the United States in 2017
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Percent employed in construction industry
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2019). Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the construction industry in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/607531/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-construction/
US Census Bureau. "Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the construction industry in the United States in 2017." Chart. November 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/607531/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-construction/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the construction industry in the United States in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/607531/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-construction/
US Census Bureau. "Top 20 Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Share of Employment in The Construction Industry in The United States in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/607531/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-construction/
US Census Bureau, Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the construction industry in the United States in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/607531/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-construction/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the construction industry in the United States in 2017 [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/607531/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-construction/