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Construction Employment Reaches 10-Year High in July

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AGC - Construction employment increased by 19,000 jobs in July and by 303,000 jobs over the past year, reaching a 10-year high, while the industry's unemployment rate and level hit an all-time low, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of Amer...

Construction Spending Retreats in June From Record High in May

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AGC - Construction spending declined 1.1 percent in June from an upwardly revised record level in May, but there were widespread gains in both public and private investment for the first half of the year, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of A...

Construction Employment Increases In 272 Metros

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AGC - Construction employment increased in 272 (76 percent) out of 358 metro areas between June 2017 and June 2018, declined in 44 (12 percent) and was unchanged in 42, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released July 31 by the Associated General Contractors of America...

Act to Boost Career, Tech Education to Address Worker Shortage

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AGC - Congressional Approval is an Important Step in Addressing Skills Gap by Making It Easier for School Officials to Set up and Support Programs Exposing Students to High-Paying Careers Like Construction The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America...

House Transportation Proposal Provides Approach to Financing

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AGC - The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in reaction to the release of discussion draft infrastructure proposal by the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Co...

Construction Employment Rises In 43 States, D.C. From June '17 to '18

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AGC - Forty-three states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between June 2017 and June 2018, while 32 states and D.C. added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data relea...

Construction Cost Data Shows Effect of Trade Disputes as Aluminum, Steel Costs Increase

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AGC - Construction costs accelerated again in June, with steep increases for a wide range of building and road construction materials as tariffs against foreign goods come into effect, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new Labor Department data. Association of...

Construction Employment Reaches 10-Year High

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AGC - Construction employment increased by 13,000 jobs in June and by 282,000 jobs over the past year, reaching a 10-year high, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said many construction firms appear to...

Construction Spending Reaches Record High With 0.4 Percent Pickup in May

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AGC - Construction spending reached a record level of $1.309 trillion in May as monthly increases in residential and public investment outweighed a decline in private nonresidential outlays, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association of...

Construction Employment Rises in 42 States, D.C., From May 2017 to May 2018

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AGC - Forty-two states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May 2017 and May 2018, while 28 states added construction jobs between April and May, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association offici...