Construction employment declined year-over-year in September in 160 out of 337 metropolitan areas in the United States, according to a release issued today by the Associated General Contractors of America. As for the rest, 125 cities posted gains in construction employment and numbers in 52 areas remained stagnant. AGCA officials pinned the reason for construction employment declines on the uncertainty about federal tax and investment programs, as well as on declining public sector demand. “A [more]
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