AGC - Mon November 04, 2019
Construction Employment Rises in October But Spending Drops in Latest 12 Months
Construction employment increased by 10,000 jobs in October and by 148,000, or 2.0 percent, over the past 12 months, while construction spending decreased by 2.0 percent from September 2018 to September 2019, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Wed October 30, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 244 Out of 358 Metro Areas From September 2018 to September 2019
Construction employment grew in 244, or 68 percent, out of 358 metro areas between September 2018 and September 2019, declined in 61 and was unchanged in 53, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Oct....
AGC - Thu October 24, 2019
AGC hires Murphie Barrett as its New VP of Congressional Relations for Infrastructure Advancement
Murphie Barrett, a former congressional staffer who played key roles in crafting several recent infrastructure laws, has joined the Associated General Contractors of America as its new vice president of congressional relations for infrastructure advancement....
AGC of California - Tue October 22, 2019
AGC of California Launches 'Build California' Initiative
Associated General Contractors of California and the AGC Construction Education Foundation launched Build California, a comprehensive workforce development initiative created to inspire, engage, and activate the next generation of California's construction workforce....
AGC - Mon October 21, 2019
Construction Employment Increases In 39 States and D.C. From September 2018 to September 2019
Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between September 2018 and September 2019, while construction employment increased in 28 states from August to September, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released Oct....
AGC - Mon October 07, 2019
Construction Employment Rises By 7,000 In September
Construction employment increased by 7,000 jobs in September and by 156,000, or 2.1 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction experience reached a record low for September, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Mon October 07, 2019
Construction Employment Increases as Firms Hire Amid Tight Labor Conditions
Construction employment grew in 252 out of 358 metro areas between August 2018 and August 2019, declined in 60 and was unchanged in 46, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Oct....
AGC - Tue October 01, 2019
Construction Spending Inches Higher In August But Declines Year-To-Date
Construction spending edged up 0.1 percent in August from July but declined from year-ago levels, with divergent trends in residential and nonresidential categories, according to an analysis Oct. 1 by the Associated General Contractors of America of new federal spending data....
AGC - Wed September 25, 2019
AGC Calls on EPA to Delay Cutting Highway Funds to California
The Associated General Contractors of America called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delay cutting highway funds to California as state officials work to update and finalize its air quality plans....
AGC - Tue September 24, 2019
AGC Presents Its First-Ever Legislator of the Year Award to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
The Associated General Contractors of America named Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as its first-ever Legislator of the Year for his work during the 115th Congress to support the construction industry....
