A recent report using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data ranked the Sarasota-Manatee metro area as having the 14th highest share of workers employed in the building industry in the country.
The yearly report from Construction Coverage highlights the building industry's impact on local economies, as construction employed 5.2% of all workers in the U.S.
"By building the houses, buildings, and infrastructure necessary to achieve these goals, construction workers make significant contributions to the country’s economic development," the report notes.
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In the local metro area, which stretches from North Port to Bradenton, the building industry employed 30,883 people, or about 9.6% of the total workforce, at the end of the third quarter of 2023, according to the most recent data.
That's more than 4 percentage points higher than the national average and an increase of about 7% compared to the number of construction workers in the area in 2023.
The building industry's big share of local workers should not come as a surprise, given that the region is one of the fastest growing areas in the country.
Florida metro areas that ranked ahead of Sarasota in construction industry employment included: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, with 40,332 workers and 13.9% of its workforce; Naples-Marco Island, with 20,196 workers and 12.6% of its workforce; Punta Gorda with 5,555 workers and 10.6% of its workforce and The Villages with 3,973 workers and 10.2% of its workers.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Report: Sarasota-Manatee metro employs more than 30,000 people in construction industry
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