A May 9 report by Workforce Solutions Capital Area found a spike in job postings over the last five years in the metro for building equipment contractors. In 2017, there were less than 100 jobs posted for this position on a monthly average but that’s now up to 400 average job postings. Residential building construction jobs are also up, from less than 100 average monthly postings in 2017 to just under 300 average monthly postings as of April, according to the Workforce Solutions report, which sourced data from job analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies.