Greeley added 1,400 construction jobs in December, a 17 percent increase over December 2009, according to an analysis of federal employment data released today.
It was among 67 of the 337 metro areas tracked by the Associated General Contractors of America that added jobs in the last year.
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., lost 10,700 construction jobs, more than any other area and a 20 percent decline over the same period a year ago.
Columbus, Ohio, added 2,700 jobs, a 9 percent increase and more than any of the of the areas to add jobs.
“It looks like severe winter weather put an dearly halt to a number of projects just as stimulus and base realignment work was already starting to wind down,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Bad weather and poor timing conspired to make December a pretty unhappy month for a lot of construction workers around the country.”
Margaret Jackson: 303-954-1473 or mjackson@denverpost.com
