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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 243 METRO AREAS BETWEEN OCTOBER 2016 & 2017 AS OFFICIALS URGE CHANGES TO TAX REFORM BILL TO SUSTAIN GROWTH

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Cheyenne, Wyo. Experience Largest Year-over-Year Gains; Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn. Have Biggest Annual Declines

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 41 STATES BETWEEN OCTOBER 2016 AND OCTOBER 2017; JOBS INCREASE IN 26 STATES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER

California and Nevada Have Biggest Job Gains for the Year, Missouri and Iowa Have Largest Declines; Florida Has Largest Monthly Pickup, in Rebound from Hurricane Irma; Nebraska, Louisiana Lag

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ADDS 11,000 JOBS IN OCTOBER AND 187,600 OVER THE YEAR; HOURLY EARNINGS CONTINUE TO RISE AS FIRMS WORK TO FIND QUALIFIED WORKERS

Hurricane Recovery Work May Have Boosted Employment Levels Slightly, But Overall Conditions Remain Strong for Construction Sector Even As Employers Work to Address Growing Labor Shortages

CONGRESSIONAL TAX REFORM PROPOSAL IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN PROCESS TO LOWER, MORE EQUITABLE TAX RATES FOR CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS

Construction Official Says Proposal Provides a Much-Needed Framework for Reducing Tax Burden on Construction Employers, Urges Congress to Include Infrastructure Funding as Well

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in reaction to the release today of a Congressional proposal to reform the federal tax code:

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCREASES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND 2017 AS GROWING PRIVATE-SECTOR DEMAND OUTPACES PUBLIC-SECTOR DECLINES

Association Officials Urge Congress, Trump Administration to Include New Infrastructure Investments as Part of a Pending Tax Reform Measure to Avoid Further Declines in Quality, Efficiency and Safety of Public Works