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. 鈥淎 gradual turnaround appears to be taking hold after years of construction employment declines,鈥 said聽Simonson. 鈥淎s 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.鈥
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