Portland Jobs Report
The U.S. and state economy continues to indicate signs of improvement and construction jobs keep following that trend.
Construction jobs in Oregon are on the increase. The state currently ranks seventeenth within the nation for construction job growth, up from forty third last year.
2,700 industrial and home construction jobs were added within the state in 2012.
Considering the amount of individuals that are retiring, Portland needs 19,500 new jobs that must be filled in the following 5 years
Construction jobs aren't solely growing, however they additionally provide competitive salaries. the typical annual earnings for a journeyman in 2012 was nearly $57,000.
A brand new state research report counts construction jobs as Oregon’s fastest-growing industry. After a really bleak time simply fours years past, construction is seeing a comeback in residential and in commercial construction.
This year alone, Portland has had additional hires since the recession with 7,500 jobs created. This has helped bring Oregon’s unemployment all the way down to 8.7 percent. It still lags behind the national average 8.2 percent.
With most building in production, finding enough qualified construction employees is currently a problem. Lots of them left Portland throughout the bad times and haven't came back.
It was once that employers published a help-wanted ad within the paper and would get 10 workers apply. Currently, they are lucky to hire one.
The major contribution is construction however all industries are pretty much just about and currently firing on all cylinders. On the state economic recovery, that may not one thing economists could have forecasted a year or 2 earlier.
Builders are increasing in construction. To continue, apprentice programs are back to create additional employees for the job.
Portland Job Board
If we can count on you to help in the construction industry,
then we want you to see the job opportunities below!
HVAC/DDC GUI Developer
Landscape Account Manager
Electrican Journeyman / apprentice
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