Toledo in Dire Need of Construction Workers

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By author Victoria Idoni, WTOL.com

The Toledo area is the fifth fastest growing construction job market out of over 350 nationwide, and with much of the workforce retiring or getting ready to slow down, the need is rapidly increasing.

"The area added 2,100 new construction jobs over the last year, and you've got more people working in construction in Toledo today, than at any point since 2000," Brian Turmail, National Spokesperson for Associated General Contractors of America said.

That significant growth is attributed to private sector jobs like the Cleveland Cliffs as well as public building and roads projects, like the widening of the Ohio Turnpike."

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