Metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of construction and extraction occupations, May 2025

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of construction and extraction occupations, May 2025

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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of construction and extraction occupations, May 2025
Metropolitan area	Percent
Midland, TX	14.8
Odessa, TX	12.8
Farmington, NM	12.3
Greeley, CO	9.9
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	9.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	9.0
St. George, UT	8.7
Minot, ND	8.3
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	8.3
Baton Rouge, LA	8.2
United States	4.1

Last Modified Date: May 15, 2026