AGC, Labor Department Release Industry Job Stats: Where Does Your State Fall?

Association officials said the key to encouraging more young people to pursue high-paying construction careers is to offer more career and technical education programs.

September 18, 2017 - National Edition
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Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between August 2016 and August 2017.

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