Construction

[New] Pattern Development plans to ramp up construction in early 2020 on more than 800 MW of new wind facilities in central New Mexico, creating hundreds of new construction jobs and generating billions of dollars in economic impact.
Drones in construction present the largest opportunity for new jobs - nearly doubling the opportunity for the next closest industry - agriculture.
Western Australia will receive a timely, major economic boost with up to 750 construction jobs supported through works set to commence later this year on new Defence facilities at HMAS Stirling and Henderson.
In total, Terregra Renewables is now investing almost $16 million in South Australia and will generate approximately 80 jobs during the construction of the Moyhall and Mobilong solar farms.
Services (+29%) and construction (+23%) could see the largest net increases in jobs by 2037 in China, offset by estimated net job losses of around 10% in agriculture.
MLSD announced a plan to nationalize and create jobs for Saudis in three main sectors during 2019-2020, with 80 thousand jobs in real estate and construction and 40 thousand jobs in health, and 15 thousand jobs in IT.
Renewable energy projects under construction or about to begin will create over 4,500 jobs in Queensland and deliver almost $10 billion in investment.
With thousands of construction workers on-site in 24-hour rotating shifts and an estimated cost of £2 million per day, once completed in 2020 Battersea Power Station will create 20,000 new jobs and become the third largest retail destination in central London.
The majority of jobs associated with the construction of HS2 will be created in the supply chain of consultancies, contractors and rolling stock manufacture.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that wind turbine technician jobs will be the second-fastest-growing occupation through 2026, with a growth rate of 96% to more than 11,000 jobs.
Green construction is growing at rapid pace in the US and is projected to support more than 3.3 million jobs in the years to come.
The new £72 million Core Innovation Hub, as part of the modern Industrial Strategy, will make the UK a world leader in the latest construction techniques - creating new jobs across the UK.
An Australian continuous naval shipbuilding capability will see the creation of thousands of jobs across Australia over coming years, hundreds of which are construction and infrastructure roles based at the Osborne Naval Shipyard.
According to the FPCCI, construction industry across Pakistan will boom in 2018, creating a lot of jobs.
A Skills Revolution, claims that up to 600,000 jobs in the construction sector could be replaced by new technology in the next two decades.
Australia's evolving trade relationship with China could generate one million new jobs in the five key service sectors of health, education, tourism, finance and construction by 2026.
The $300 million, 597,000 - square-foot Bridge Park mixed - use development in Dublin will add 373,000 square feet of office space and 224,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space to the city, creating hundreds of new jobs: Construction jobs will be in high demand in the coming year.
With 158,000 new construction jobs expected to be created in the UK over the next five years, the £22 million Construction Skills Fund will bring training to construction sites - allowing learners to apply their knowledge in a real-world environment.
Employment growth in Scotland is forecast to slow to 0.7% in 2018, and to 0.2% by 2021: Despite this slowdown, employment is forecast to rise by 39,000 net new jobs from 2017 to 2021.
Automation technology has ploughed its way into the service, manufacturing and construction industries with more than a third of Australian jobs expected to be replaced by machines over by 2030.
Statoil said if drilling finds oil and begins development, South Australia could expect "hundreds of new jobs" as well as tax revenue and "rich opportunities for local suppliers".
With many new mining projects on the horizon in Nunavut and Yukon, growth is expected to take off over the next five years.
In the UK, 400,000 skilled workers will retire from the construction industry in the next ten years: Over the next five years, 182,000 new jobs will need to be filled.

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Last updated: 12 July 2020