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Construction Jobs Increase But Still Below Peak Construction employment expanded year-over-year in the majority of metro areas and states, according to the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. However, the gains in construction activity, and therefore employment, still haven't taken hold in all regions of the U.S. As it stands, construction employment rose in 215 metro areas between October 2012 and October 2013, declined in 74, and remained stagnant in 50 others, with only 21 topping previous highs for the month."October was a good month for construction employment in many parts of the country," stated AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson. "It will take many more months of strong jobs gains before construction employment returns to peak levels in many parts of the country." Orange County in California added the largest number of jobs over the past year with 9,700 hires, followed by the Atlanta metro area with 8,500, Boston with 7,500 and Minneapolis-St. Paul with 6,800. Notwithstanding the gains, construction employment is still below peak levels in more than 300 metro areas and in the majority of states. Read more |
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| Spending on Aging U.S. Infrastructure Will Not Produce New Jobs The highly trained employees who work on infrastructure can require years of on-the-job training before they are fully trained. A structural ironworker, for example, needs three to four yrs and from 6,000 to 8,000 hours of training. Read more |
| Women Finding New Opportunities in Construction Just three percent of women work in construction, but now there's an unprecedented opportunity to get more of them into the trade. Read more |
| Construction Jobs Jump in the U.S. Construction employment increased in 39 U.S. states over the past 12 months, the most widespread gains since April 2012. Read more |
| Phoenix Sees 1 Percent Jump in Construction Jobs The one-percent gain accounted for 1,100 new construction jobs, bringing the industry workforce to 94,200 for the month. Read more |
| Louisville Area Gains 1,600 Construction Jobs The Louisville/Southern Indiana metro area had 27,200 construction jobs in October, a six-percent increase from October 2012. Read more |
| Hartford in U.S. Top 20 for Construction Job Growth For the entire state, Connecticut added 5,800 construction jobs. Read more |
| Rhode Island Invests in Construction Rhode Island is investing $150,000 to help train workers for construction and manufacturing jobs. Read more |
| Construction Boom Widens Jobs Gap The North-South divide on jobs has widened "dramatically" after an increase in vacancies caused by a construction boom. Read more |
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