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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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 June 17, 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 June 17, 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: June 17, 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 June 17, 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/