Increases in stimulus-funded projects and growing demand for single family construction helped boost monthly construction employment in 29 states between March and April, AGC chief economist Ken Simonson noted in his analysis of the latest federal employment data. “A gradual turnaround appears to be taking hold after years of construction employment declines,” said Simonson. “As more stimulus projects get underway and single-family housing starts pick up, we are likely to see the number of states with year-over-year increases grow.”
Read more about the new data from AGC's news release here. The news was covered by the Wichita Business Journal, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Sacramento Business Journal and Buffalo's WKBW covered the story.