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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT IS UP IN 37 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN JULY ’14 & ’15; AS 28 STATES AND D.C. ADD JOBS FROM JUNE TO JULY AMID CONFLICTING ECONOMIC TRENDS

Construction employment expanded in 37 states and the District of Columbia between July 2014 and July 2015 while only 28 states and D.C. added jobs between June and July, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the construction industry appears caught between divergent economic trends that help employment in some areas and hurt it in others.

CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 14-YEAR LOW AS EMPLOYMENT HITS HIGHEST MARK SINCE 2009; DATA POINT TO LOOMING WORKER SHORTAGE, OFFICIALS WARN

Despite Increase in July, Industry’s Job Growth Has Slowed While Demand for Construction Remains Strong; Association Urges Increasing the Number of Career and Technical Education Programs, Other Steps

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN JUNE GROWS AT FASTEST RATE SINCE 2006 AS ALL MAJOR SEGMENTS POST YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS; WORKER SHORTAGES MAY DERAIL GROWTH

Total Is Highest Since 2008, Led by Manufacturing, Amusement, Lodging, Office and Multifamily Spending; Association Officials Urge Public Sector Officials to Support Construction Workforce Development