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Associated General Contractors: Construction Employment Increases In 255 Out Of 358 Metro Areas In Past Year As Labor Shortages Likely Held Back More Hiring, New Survey Finds
August 28, 2019
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release:

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- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. and Spokane-Spokane Valley, Wash. Have Largest Gains While Baton Rouge, La. and Watertown-Fort Drum, N.Y. Lag as Association Calls for Focus on Career Training

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Construction employment grew in 255, or 71 percent, out of 358 metro areas between July 2018 and July 2019, declined in 56 an . . .

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