Construction Firms Add Jobs in 43 States in Past Year
Construction firms added jobs in 43 states and the District of Columbia between January 2014 and January 2015 while construction employment increased in 31 states between December and January, according to a recent analysis of Labor Dept. data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
“Most of the country experienced a welcome rebound in construction employment last year,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Yet it is unclear how public-sector demand and new regulatory requirements will overshadow relatively robust private-sector demand.”