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U.S. metropolitan areas with most employment in construction 2016

Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the construction industry in the United States in 2016

The data displays the top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the construction industry in the U.S. in 2016. The percentage employed in construction sector is shown as a percent of total nonfarm employment. In 2016, Baton Rouge in Louisiana was ranked first with 16.3% of total nonfarm employees working in the construction industry.

Baton Rouge, LA 16.3
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 7.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 7.7
Urban Honolulu, HI 7
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 6.9
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 6.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 6.5
Albuquerque, NM 6.4
Austin-Round Rock, TX 6.4
Richmond, VA 6.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 6.3
Raleigh, NC 6.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 6.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 5.9
Fresno, CA 5.9
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 5.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 5.9
Tulsa, OK 5.9

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