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Construction Employment Below Peak Levels in Every State as 鶹ƵBegins Push for New Highway and Transit Funding

Five years after states first started shedding construction jobs, construction employment remains below peak levels in all fifty states and the District of Columbia according to a new analysis released today by AGC. Given the continued weakness in construction employment, 鶹Ƶis launching a new effort to encourage Congress to pass years-late legislation to fund highway, bridge and transit construction work. “The construction industry remains a shell of its former self in too many states,” said AGC’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr. “Making long-overdue investments in our nation’s aging roads, bridges and transit systems will put people back to work and give a needed boost to the broader economy.” For more information about the new effort, visit . Click for the analysis of construction employment compared to peak levels. For the full press release, .