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Report: Mixed Bag on Construction Jobs Increase A recent analysis of federal employment data indicates that the construction industry continues to hum along, but future gains depend largely on overall economic growth and new investment in our aging infrastructure. The survey, conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), showed that construction employment expanded in 211 metro areas nationwide, declined in 67 areas and remained the same in 61 areas. The biggest gainer was the Fargo, N.D., area, where construction employment increased 24 percent (about 1,900 jobs) between November 2012 and November 2013. (No reason was given for the increase.) The biggest loser on a percentage basis was Modesto, Calif., which experienced a 24-percent decline, or 1,500 jobs. The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area saw an 8-percent increase, totaling 5,100 construction jobs in the period. Steven Sandherr, AGC's chief executive officer said in a statement that, despite an expansion of jobs in many areas of the country, "it will take many more months of strong economic growth and new investments in public infrastructure before many places experience construction employment levels close to their prior peaks." Read more |
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| Construction Employment Has Risen over the Last Year But Dropped over the Last Month Construction firms added jobs in 34 states over the past 12 months, but construction employment declined in 32 states and the District of Columbia between November and December as many parts of the country coped with weather, according to an analysis released by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Read more |
| Poll: Construction Jobs to Thrive? Does the region need more than service and construction jobs in order to thrive? Read more |
| 182,000 New Jobs Expected in UK Construction 182,000 construction jobs are set to be created in the next five years according to new research released today by CITB. Read more |
| Housing and Infrastructure to Drive South West Construction Jobs Boom A total of 31,850 additional construction jobs are set to be created in the South West in the next five years, new research from CITB, the industrial training board for the sector, shows. Read more |
| Report Brings Hope of New North East Construction Jobs Thousands of construction jobs could be created in the North East over the next five years according to a new report. Read more |
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