Portland Posts Nation’s Second-Worst Metro Construction Loss as Oregon Sheds 1,900 Jobs

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro lost 4,900 construction jobs over the year ending March, ranking 359th of 360 U.S. metros in absolute losses and trailing only New York City. Oregon's construction sector contracted 2 percent over the 12 months ending in March, shedding 1,900 jobs to land at 108,700 statewide, with nearly all of the damage concentrated […]