Trends in Construction Jobs and Projects on the East Coast

The summer of 2013 has brought promise and prosperity to the once-flailing construction industry. According to a recent report by Wanted Analytics, over !,000 construction "obs #ere available online in $uly alone, a 2%& increase from 2012. Though many construction companies currently hiring are in Te'as and (alifornia, the )ast (oast is also seeing gro#th in the construction and building industry. Construction Jobs in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC Today there are nearly 2,000 available construction "obs advertised online in the WashingtonArlington-Ale'andria metro area alone. This is a 1*.2& increase over the number of "obs advertised in this region last year at this time. Though space is limited, construction in the nation+s capital sho#s no signs of slo#ing soon. ,n -aryland, construction is also on an ups#ing. .ince $anuary, the construction industry has seen nothing but gro#th in -aryland. /ast month, "obs in the construction industry #ere up 2.*& from 2012. The state also has over 0%* billion in post-bid commercial construction pro"ects currently under#ay. Though residential construction is recovering more slo#ly, commercial construction is consistently improving. 1irginia sa# a 2.3& increase in the number of construction "obs in $uly 2013 from $uly 2012. Though the year started out #ith a decrease in the number of "obs in the industry, 1irginia is no# seeing many more nonresidential construction pro"ect bids, #hich in turn #ill lead to more "obs. Construction Jobs in the Carolinas ,n 2orth (arolina, nonresidential construction has only increased by 2.3& so far in 2013. 3ates #ould be higher if the state #as not facing negative gro#th in the institutional construction sector, construction of schools, healthcare facilities, and public safety facilities. 4o#ever, there #as an 5. & increase in the number of commercial and industrial construction pro"ects. (onstruction of hotels, retail space, office buildings and industrial facilities all increased in 2013. )'perts from the A,A (onsensus (onstruction 6orecast 7anel predict nonresidential construction pro"ects to gro# by %.*& in 201!. ,n neighboring state .outh (arolina, the construction employment gre# by !.3& in $uly. Though the state does not have as many pro"ects in the post-bid stage as states li8e -aryland and 1irginia, there are many pro"ects in the pre-bid and bidding stages, #hich #ill foster more gro#th.

,n the months to come, .outh (arolina construction companies may need to increase hiring to meet the ne# demand for nonresidential construction pro"ects. All across the 9nited .tates the construction and building industry is gro#ing and gaining momentum. Aided by more domestic energy production, a stronger economy and resurgent housing mar8et, employment in the construction industry should continue to rise and more people #ill be able to find "obs in their neighborhoods. ConstructionConnection.com #as created out of a need for a more effective and streamlined #ay for construction industry professionals to get matched #ith the right industry "obs and #ith the right industry opportunities. The founders of (onstruction (onnection, both industry professionals themselves, listened to both company and individuals+ dissatisfaction #ith the traditional "ob boards, the paid resume blasts, the overpriced resume services and overall lac8 of sympathy to#ard the individual candidate. They also listened to the dissatisfaction from companies #ho post "obs only to get many irrelevant results or have to purchase high priced ads to sho#case their company. (onstruction (onnection is a patent-pending, one-of-a- 8ind profile creating : match-ma8ing system. The system delivers effective results. (onstruction (onnection saves time, money and aggravation by matching people to people, people to companies, companies to people, and company to company.