A report issued by the Associated General Contractors of America finds the top hiring metropolitan areas are the Dallas-Plano-Irving area, which added 11,700 jobs; the Los Angeles-Long-Beach-Glendale area, which added 10,000 jobs; and Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, which added 8,200 jobs.
These areas are leaders in the ongoing improvement for the construction industry, as it recovers from the recession.
Baton Rouge has seen substantial throughout its downtown, and as a result the metro area's construction is also among the nation's best, per the AGCA report.