Thirty states increased their construction workforce between February 2011 and February 2012, according to an AGC report. "The number of states with year-over-year construction job gains keeps rising, which is very encouraging," said Ken Simonson, the group's chief economist. "But the industry is still struggling in too many states to declare that construction is in full recovery."
Source: ACG SmartBrief e-newsletter for April 2. Read more.
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