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Construction Employment Increases In 41 States And D.C. From October 2018 To October 2019, While 28 States Added Construction Jobs Last Month

by Associated General Contractors on

Forty-one states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between October 2018 and October 2019, while construction employment increased in 28 states from September to October, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials said that firm’s efforts to increase pay and benefits…

Construction Employment Rises, Slow Down Reflects Tight Labor Market

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Industry’s Job Gains and Average Hourly Earnings Outpace Broader Economy as Association Survey Finds Contractors Expect to Keep Hiring; Officials Urge Boost to Career and Technical Education, Immigration Construction employment increased by 7,000 jobs in September and by 156,000, or 2.1 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction…

Nonresidential Construction Employment Expands in August, Says ABC

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The construction industry added 14,000 net new jobs in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 177,000 jobs, or 2.4%.  Nonresidential construction employment increased by 11,600 net jobs in August and is up…

Construction Employment Increases in May

by Associated General Contractors on

Average Hourly Earnings in Construction Top Private Sector Average by 10 Percent; Association Officials Call for Doubling Career and Technical Education Funding, Immigration Relief to Attract Needed Workers Construction employment increased by 4,000 jobs in May and by 215,000, or 3.0 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction…

Construction Employment Sees Modest Gains in May, Says ABC

by Associated Builders and Contractors on

The construction industry added 4,000 net new jobs in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, construction employment has expanded by 215,000 jobs, an increase of 3.0%. Nonresidential employment lost 1,500 net jobs last month but is up…

AGC: Construction Employment Increase in 37 States Between February 2018 and 2019

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Texas and West Virginia Have Biggest Number and Percent of Annual Job Gains as Louisiana and Maine Trail; Georgia and Alaska Have Largest One-Month Gains, While Illinois, Delaware and Minnesota Experience Worst Losses Thirty-seven states added construction jobs between February 2018 and February 2019, although construction employment increased in only 16 states between January and…

AGC: Construction Employment Increase 275 Out of 358 Metro Areas

by Brian Gallagher on

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale and Chico, Calif. Have Largest Gains While San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. and Danville, Ill. Have Biggest Losses; Association Calls for Expanded Career Training Programs Construction employment grew in 275, or 76 percent, out of 358 metro areas between January 2018 and January 2019, declined in 39 (11 percent) and was unchanged in 44, according…

Nonresidential Construction Employment Slows Down in November, Says ABC

by Associated Builders and Contractors on

Construction employment expanded by 5,000 net new jobs in November, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data conducted by Associated Builders and Contractors today. During the past 12 months, the industry has added 282,000 net new construction jobs, which translates into a 4 percent increase in total industry-wide employment. Nonresidential construction…

Construction Employment Rises from September 2017 to 2018

by AGC of America on

Florida Has Biggest Annual Job Increase While New Jersey Has Worst Loss; Pennsylvania and Kentucky Have Largest One-Month Gains as Michigan and Kansas Trail Forty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between September 2017 and September 2018, while 29 states and D.C. added construction jobs between August and September, according to an…

Construction Industry Adds 23,000 Jobs in September, Says ABC

by GroundBreak Staff on

The U.S. construction industry added 23,000 net new positions in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. During the last 12 months, the industry has added 315,000 net new jobs, an increase of 4.5 percent. Nonresidential construction employment expanded by 18,600 net jobs…