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Associated General Contractors of America

An Enormous Contractor Trade Org with Great Insights and Membership

The Associated General Contractors will be the organization of choice for those associated with the construction industry. The Associated General Contractors of America, the voice of the construction industry, is an organization of qualified construction contractors and industry related companies dedicated to skill, integrity and responsibility. Operating in partnership with its chapters, the association provides a full range of services satisfying the needs and concerns of its members, thereby improving the quality of construction and protecting the public interest.

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Construction employment increased in 45 states and DC during past year
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April 2, 2015
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Study finds OSHA underestimated cost of silica rule by $4.5 billion a year
April 1, 2015
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Construction employment increased in 43 States and D.C. during past year
March 20, 2015
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Construction spending in January rises from year earlier, but slips from December
March 12, 2015
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Unemployment rate hits 8 year low of 10.6 percent in February
March 11, 2015
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Construction firms add 39,000 jobs in January, unemployment drops to 9.8%

Construction employers added 39,000 jobs in January and 308,000 over the past year, reaching the highest employment total since February 200...

February 11, 2015
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80 percent of construction firms plan to add employees in 2015

Eighty percent of construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2015 while only 7 percent expect to reduce headcounts according to sur...

January 27, 2015
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Construction firms add 48,000 jobs in December, the largest annual increase since 2005

Construction employers added 48,000 jobs in December and 290,000 for the year, the largest annual increase since 2005, as the sector’s...

January 15, 2015
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November Construction Spending: Public/nonresidential sector declines, residential ticks up

Construction spending edged down in November but outlays for the year remained on track for a modest increase over 2013 totals, according to...

January 6, 2015
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Construction firms add 20,000 jobs in Nov., unemployment drops to 7.5 percent

Construction industry employment hit a new five-year high in November as the sector added 20,000 jobs and its unemployment rate fell to 7.5 ...

December 9, 2014
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Construction spending in September slips for second month in a row

Construction spending decreased for the second consecutive month in September as declines in public and private nonresidential construction,...

November 12, 2014
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Construction employment increases in 236 out of 339 metro areas

Construction employment expanded in 236 metro areas, declined in 53 and was stagnant in 50 between September 2013 and September 2014, accord...

November 4, 2014