Construction Employment Rises from April 2015 to 2016
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June 08, 2016
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The following monthly report from AGC of America explains current construction employment data trends. From April 2015 to April 2016, overall spending increased, as well as demand for most categories of construction services in many areas of the country.
“Construction growth remains widely distributed by location and project type. However, job gains were uneven: many states included metros with large gains but also areas that lost jobs. Some of those metros might have added construction jobs if contractors had been able to find enough qualified workers. The dearth of skilled construction workers in many areas threatens to hold down the extent of job gains in the coming months."
-Ken Simonson, AGC chief economist