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Construction Employment in January Lags Pre-Pandemic Mark in 42 States

March 16, 2021

Construction employment in January remained below pre-pandemic levels in all but eight states, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data, while more firms […]

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Construction Employment Declines by 61,000 in February

March 9, 2021

Construction employment declined by 61,000 in February, while the sector’s unemployment rate soared to 9.6 percent amid severe winter weather and continuing weakness in new nonresidential projects, according to an […]

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Construction Spending Rises in January as Private Nonresidential Sector Stages Rare Gain

March 2, 2021

Construction spending rallied in January as private nonresidential construction increased for the first time in seven months, according to an analysis of new federal construction spending data by the Associated […]

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WATER Act Is Reintroduced in Congress

March 2, 2021

U.S. Representatives Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) recently reintroduced legislation, with 74 House and Senate original cosponsors, to increase access to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water […]

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Construction Employment Stalls in January

February 9, 2021

Construction employment stagnated in January, ending eight months of recovery from the pandemic-related losses of early 2020, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government […]

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Construction Employment Declined in 2020 in Majority of Metro Areas

February 4, 2021

Construction employment decreased from December 2019 to December 2020 in more than half of the nation’s metro areas despite a surge in homebuilding and remodeling, according to an analysis of […]

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December Construction Employment Trails Pre-Pandemic Levels in 34 States

January 26, 2021

Construction employment in December remained below pre-pandemic levels in two-thirds of the states even though 37 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs from November to December, according […]

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Engineering Drives Significant Economic Activity and Employment, New Landmark Study Finds

January 13, 2021

The Engineering and Architectural Services sector directly employs more than 1.5 million Americans and supports an additional 3 million indirect jobs—making up 3 percent of all U.S. jobs. This is […]

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Few Construction Firms Will Add Workers in 2021 as Industry Struggles with Declining Demand, Growing Number of Project Delays and Cancellations

January 8, 2021

Most contractors expect demand for many types of construction to shrink in 2021 even as the pandemic is prompting many owners to delay or cancel already-planned projects, meaning few firms […]

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Nonresidential Construction Spending Shrinks Further in November as Many Commercial Projects Languish

January 4, 2021

Construction spending was a tale of two industries again in November, as soaring single-family construction masked ongoing downturns in private and public nonresidential construction, according to an analysis of new […]

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