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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 unemployment falls to 14-year low, worker shortage looms
CE Contributing Authors
August 13, 2015
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Construction employment declines in half of U.S. states
July 31, 2015
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Construction unemployment falls to lowest June level since 2001
July 13, 2015
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Construction spending in May reaches highest level since 2008
July 8, 2015
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Construction employment increases in 205 out of 358 metro areas
July 6, 2015
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Construction employment increases in 40 states and D.C. during past year

Construction firms added jobs in 40 states and the District of Columbia between May 2014 and May 2015 and in 28 states and D.C. between Apri...

June 24, 2015
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Construction firms add 17,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate hits 6.7% (a 10 year low!)

Construction firms added 17,000 jobs in May and 273,000 over 12 months, as the sector’s unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent, the low...

June 10, 2015
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Construction employment increases in 232 out of 358 metro areas

Construction employment expanded in 232 metro areas, declined in 66 and was stagnant in 60 between April 2014 and April 2015, according to a...

June 5, 2015
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Construction employment increases in 40 states and DC during past year

Construction firms added jobs in 40 states and the District of Columbia between April 2014 and April 2015 and in 30 states and D.C. between ...

June 2, 2015
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New data shows nearly half of road contractors suffered from car crashes in work zones

Forty-six percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, a...

May 28, 2015