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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT POSTS WIDESPREAD GROWTH IN NOVEMBER AS 38 STATES ADD WORKERS FOR THE MONTH; 44 STATES AND D.C. REPORT YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS

California and Hawaii Add Most Jobs for the Year, West Virginia Has Biggest Annual Decline; South Dakota and Florida Top Monthly List of Gainers, Pennsylvania, Delaware and North Dakota Have Largest One-Month Drop

NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP AND LOCAL VOLUNTEER CONTRACTORS TO HELP BUILD WORLD’S FIRST EVER HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE WATER PARK IN SAN ANTONIO

Volunteer Contractors to Help Build “Morgan’s Inspiration Island,” an Accessible Water Park Addition to Morgan’s Wonderland Theme Park as Part of AGC Charities’ Operation Opening Doors During Group’s Annual Convention

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 180 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN OCTOBER 2014 AND 2015 AS DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO GROW

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va.-Ohio Top Growth List while Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas and Watertown-Fort Drum, N.Y. Experience the Largest Yearly Declines

COMPROMISE HIGHWAY & TRANSIT BILL INCLUDES LONG-TERM FUNDING TO HELP IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, BUT DOESN’T ADDRESS FUTURE REVENUE NEEDS

Construction Official Says Conference Committee’s Final Highway and Transit Measure Includes Vital Program Reforms and Needed Funding for Next Five Years, But Long-Term Funding Problems will Persist

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the release today of the Congressional Conference Committee’s new multi-year surface transportation legislation:

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING LOGS ROBUST MONTHLY AND YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN OCTOBER WITH GAINS IN RESIDENTIAL, NONRESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC CATEGORIES

Total is Highest since 2007; Latest Increases Suggest Contractors Will Have Plenty of Work in 2016 But Concerns Escalate Regarding Availability of Sufficient Skilled Workers for Existing and Future Projects