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Construction employment increased by 37,000 jobs in March, making a total of 300,000 jobs added over the past year, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

The Architectural Billings Index inched up in February from its January drop — from 49.6 to 50.3.

Last month, February construction unemployment hit its lowest level since the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) started keeping records in 2000.

Construction spending in January reached its highest level since October 2008, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) — $1.141 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, 1.5 percent higher than the upwardly revised December total and 10.4 percent higher than in January 2015.

The Architectural Billings Index for January slipped to 49.6, down slightly from 51.3 in January.

Over the next decade, architects will employ renewable energy and other technologies in their designs, making the design process, construction and building use all more efficient, according to a survey of leading architects by the American Institute of Architects.

Construction employment increased in 190 of 358 of metro areas in 2015, according to an analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

Construction spending in December 2015 increased both over November and over December 2014, an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Construction employment increased in all but 6 states during 2015 — and for good measure, employment rose in 39 states and the District of Columbia during the last month of the year, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).