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Construction Firms Add 31,000 Workers in October Amid Growing Demand as Sector's Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.2 Percent

Construction firms added 31,000 workers in October as the industry’s unemployment rate declined to 6.2 percent amid robust demand for construction, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that construction employment is now at the highest level since February 2009 as the sector continues to recover from the downturn.

“The industry continues to recover while the hiring slowdowns it experienced during the summer were prompted more by labor shortages than they were any slump in demand,” said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. “Construction firms appear to have had an easier time finding workers in October than they did during the summer.”

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