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Attracting New Construction Talent

Construction Business Owner

A 2018 industrywide survey from Autodesk and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) reports 80% of construction firms have a tough time hiring hourly craft positions. So, why can’t construction companies increase their workforce?

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AGC Calls for New Infrastructure, Other Relief Measures

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Construction employment decreased in 225, or 62%, out of 358 metro areas between June 2019 and last month despite widespread increases from May to June, according to an analysis of new government data that the Associated General Contractors of America released. Those gains were not enough to erase.

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AGC: Construction Employment Bounces Back, But Lockdown States Still Lag

ENR Construction

AGC and Procore analysis of more than full year of worker-hour data shows construction employment recovering but not yet to pre-pandemic levels.

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Nonresidential Weakness Fuels Employment Lag: AGC

Construction Equipment

Nonresidential contractors are not adding jobs, which helped fuel lagging construction employment figures in January, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors. Construction employment remained below pre-pandemic levels in all but eight states, according to AGC. More firms have…

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Construction Employment Increases in 145 Metro Areas

Construction Equipment

Construction employment increased in 145 of 339 metropolitan areas between January 2012 and January 2013, according to analysis of federal data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Employment declined in 141 areas and remained level in 53. March 25, 2013. read more

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PC Recognized with AGC Build Maine Award

PC Construction

Wednesday night I joined my project teammates and fellow employee owners on stage to proudly accept an AGC Build Maine Award for our work on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland Commons Residence Hall and McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success.

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AGC Links Employment Decline to Weather, Nonres

Construction Equipment

percent in February, hampered by severe winter weathe an ongoing weakness in new nonresidential projects, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Construction employment declined by 61,000 jobs in February compared to… The unemployment rate for construction rose to 9.6

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