Construction big job driver across entire region

A just-released study finds that the construction industry is major employer across the Gulf Coast, which tops much of the country with jobs in the field.

By Louis Llovio
| 1:30 p.m. August 9, 2023
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The construction industry is a major employment driver along the Gulf Coast, with Tampa Bay, Cape Coral and Naples among the nation’s leaders in the number of people working in the field.

According to a study that was just released by the industry group Construction Coverage, 6.33% of all jobs in the Tampa Bay market are in construction. That’s the 13th most in the nation among larger metropolitan markets.

As for midsize metros, Cape Coral ranked No. 1, with 12.97% of jobs being in the industry, and Naples-Marco Island was No. 3, with 12.15%.