Five years after states first started shedding construction jobs, construction employment remains below peak levels in all fifty states and the District of Columbia according to a new analysis released today by AGC. Given the continued weakness in construction employment, AGC is launching a new effort to encourage Congress to pass years-late legislation to fund highway, bridge and transit construction work.
“The construction industry remains a shell of its former self in too many states,” said AGC’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr. “Making long-overdue investments in our nation’s aging roads, bridges and transit systems will put people back to work and give a needed boost to the broader economy.”
For more information about the new effort, visit www.agc.org/roads. Click here for the analysis of construction employment compared to peak levels.
For the full press release, click here.
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