While Arizona and New Mexico lost construction employment in August, Nevada added jobs in the sector. It is one of only 24 states that added construction jobs between July and August 2016, due in part to a lack of qualified workers in the market, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
这一趋势did not hold in the Southwest a month later as Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada all added construction jobs between August and September. However, only 21 states and Washington D.C. added construction jobs during that span.
Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico also joined 33 other states in adding construction jobs between September 2015 and September 2016. This was a continuation of August’s year over year growth for Arizona and Nevada while New Mexico saw construction employment contract year over year in August.
Arizona
After an employment downturn in August that saw construction lose 2,500 seasonally-adjusted jobs month-over-month in August, the industry rebounded in September by adding 2,900 jobs. The state’s 2.1% construction employment growth rate month-over-month in September ranks first nationally according to the Associated General Contractors of America. New York and California had the largest total number of new construction jobs from August to September: approximately 5,000.
Despite the negative monthly employment growth in August, Arizona continued to post strong year-over-year construction job growth in August and September, gaining 8,000 jobs between August 2015 and August 2016 and 11,800 jobs between September 2015 and September 2016. Arizona ranked fifth nationally with a 9.2% construction employment growth rate in September year-over-year.
Overall, the state of Arizona did not experience the same employment downturn as the construction industry in August. The state added 29,600 nonfarm jobs month-over-month, buoyed by 31,100 government jobs, according to Arizona’s monthly employment press release.
政府就业的激增，主要是由公立学年开始的教育招聘造成的，持续到9月，因为国家在该月份增加了31,100个政府就业机会。总体而言，亚利桑那州于8月至9月之间增加了32,700个非武装职位。该州的失业率在两个月内向下趋势，8月份下降0.2％至5.8％，然后于9月下降至5.5％。这比全国平均水平高0.5％。
Nevada
内华达州8月份发布了任何国家的第三次建设就业率，通过一个月内加入1,100个工作岗位。这一积极趋势在9月份持续，尽管该国增加了400个建筑业月份，但该趋势较小。根据美国的相关总承包商，9月份内华达州的0.5％的月建筑就业增长率在全国范围内排名第18次。
一年多，内华达州在8月和9月增加了8,900个工作岗位。该州的年度建设就业增长率为8.9％，于9月份全国第五次排名第五。
内华达州的总体就业并没有经历与建筑行业相同的增长，因为该国在9月份损失了1,500个非售货机的工作月份。8月份国家的失业率为6.3％。根据国家每月就业报告的季节性调整的数字，速度下降至9月份的5.8％，比全国平均水平高0.8％。
“Year-over-year, Nevada added a seasonally adjusted 34,300 jobs over September last year, for a growth rate of 2.7 percent,” said Bill Anderson, chief economist for the Research and Analysis Bureau of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. “Notably, the state has exceeded national job gains for 50 consecutive months. The September decline in jobs is not cause for concern, as underlying trends suggest the Silver State has consistently been on the mend since the 2010 trough.”
New Mexico
根据美国的相关总承包商，新墨西哥在九月亏本800年8月的建造工作后，新墨西哥略微反弹，在该部门增加了400个职位。该州的月度建设就业增长率从8月至9月排名第九个国家。
The state’s year-over-year movement mirrored that monthly back and forth as New Mexico lost 300 construction jobs between August 2015 and August 2016. The state added 400 jobs between September 2015 and September 2016, good for a 0.9% growth rate that ranks 33rd nationally.
新墨西哥州的失业率从8月份的6.6％上升到9月份的6.7％。9月份国家的失业率也上涨0.2％于2015年9月。在那个时候，内华达队失去了2,000个非耐火职位。国家在矿业就业中经历了重大损失，而“教育和保健服务”和“专业和商业服务”每个人都显示出高年增长。
Wayne Schutsky contributed to this report.