Construction employment increased in fewer than half of the nation’s metro areas between July 2014 and July 2015, the weakest expansion since late 2011, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the new jobs data comes while a series of vital federal infrastructure funding measures, notably the surface transportation program, languish unfinished in Congress.
Construction Employment Has Weakest Expansion Since 2011
Fewer than half of the nation's metro areas added construction jobs between July 2014 and July 2015
Sep 4, 2015