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Construction employment declined by 61,000 in February, while the sector’s unemployment rate soared to 9.6% amid severe winter weather and continuing weakness in new nonresidential projects, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released Friday.
The job loss was concentrated in nonresidential construction, with a decline of 60,800 jobs in February, following a dip of 400 jobs in January. The February 2021 total was 316,000 jobs or 6.8% less than a year earlier.
“The steep decline in construction employment in February continues a downward trend in nonresidential activity that began before the disruptions caused by last month’s freezes and power losses,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Despite recovery in some parts of the economy, private nonresidential construction is still experiencing many canceled and postponed projects and few new starts.”
Carton Council
Carton Council appoints director of government affairs
Jordan Fengel, former executive director of the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling, will help with government affairs for the Carton Council.
The Carton Council, Denton, Texas, has appointed
Jordan Fengel as its new director of government affairs. The Carton Council is composed of four carton manufacturers Elopak, Evergreen Packaging, SIG Combibloc and Tetra Pak and is focused on delivering collaborative solutions to divert cartons from the landfill.
The Carton Council says Fengel is the former executive director of the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR). In November 2020, Fengel also joined Tetra Pak as a sustainability manager for the U.S. and Canada. As a founding company of the Carton Council, Fengel will lend his expertise to the council.