Las Vegas construction

Las Vegas construction employment grew nearly 9 percent last year, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. That was more than double the U.S. rate of 4 percent. Developers are building housing tracts, apartments and massive projects like the 3,400-room Resorts World Las Vegas. Nationally, construction employment could have grown even more if companies "had been able to find qualified workers," the AGC said. Ken Simonson, chief economist, Associated General Contractors of America