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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 43 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OVER LATEST 12 MONTHS; 27 STATES ADD JOBS FROM JANUARY TO FEBRUARY

California and Hawaii Add Most Jobs for the Year, North Dakota Has Biggest Actual and Percentage Declines; Washington and California Top Monthly List of Gainers, Texas and Maine Have Largest One-Month Decreases

NEW FEDERAL SILICA RULE’S UNATTAINABLE STANDARD IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO EFFECTIVELY IMPROVE WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY

Nation’s Top Construction Officials Says Federal Officials Would Have Done More to Improve Workplace Safety By Finding Ways to Get More Firms to Comply with the Current Standard

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America issued the following statement today in response to the release of a final federal regulation governing exposure to silica by the U.S. Department of Labor today:

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 243 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN JANUARY 2015 AND 2016 AS FIRMS EXPAND TO KEEP PACE WITH GROWING DEMAND

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine and El Centro, Calif. Top Growth List; Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, and Odessa, Texas Have Largest Declines, Followed by Many Other Energy-Producing Metro Areas

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 44 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OVER LATEST 12 MONTHS; 39 STATES AND D.C. ADD JOBS FROM DECEMBER TO JANUARY

California and Hawaii Add Most Jobs for the Year, North Dakota Has Biggest Year-over-Year Declines; Tennessee and Florida Top Monthly List of Gainers, Virginia and Kansas Have Largest One-Month Drop

SITKA’S BLUE LAKE EXPANSION PROJECT WINS GRAND AWARD FOR BEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF 2015, 22 OTHERS WIN ALLIANT BUILD AMERICA AWARDS

Barnard Construction Company of Bozeman, Mont. Wins Associated General Contractors of America’s Alliant Build America Grand Award and Merit Award for Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING POSTS STRONG MONTHLY AND YEAR-OVER-YEAR ADVANCES IN MULTIFAMILY, PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC CATEGORIES IN JANUARY

Nearly All Private Segments Recorded Robust 12-Month Gains as Total Spending Reaches Seven-Year High; Favorable Weather Compared to January 2015 May Have Contributed to Outsized Jump in Highway Spending