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Higher and higher wages: it’s what a growing number of businesses of all sizes are reporting they are having to pay workers. The situation could have both benefits and consequences.

Higher and higher wages: it’s what a growing number of businesses of all sizes are reporting they are having to pay workers. The situation could have both benefits and consequences.

Higher and higher wages: it’s what a growing number of businesses of all sizes are reporting they are having to pay workers. The situation could have both benefits and consequences.

Higher and higher wages: it’s what a growing number of businesses of all sizes are reporting they are having to pay workers. The situation could have both benefits and consequences.

Washington, DC, October 27, 2021-Only 14 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, according to a analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Only 14 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated Gener

Louisiana has lost 22,000, or 16%, of its construction jobs since February 2020, more than 47 other states as a percentage of jobs lost, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. 

U.S. housing starts reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,555,000 in September, down by 1.6% from the previous month.

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The construction industry gained 22,000 jobs between August and September as nonresidential construction firms added employees for the first time in six months, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data.