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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.

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).

Construction employment is at its highest level since January 2009, and a large majority of firms expect to expand their payrolls in 2016, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

Overall construction spending in November 2015 slipped by 0.4 percent from October’s level, but still showed a strong growth of 10.5 compared to November 2014, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

As their part of the United Nations’ Cop21 climate talks in Paris, the U.S. Green Building Council made a commitment to increase green building it certifies to more than 5 billion square feet (478 million square meters) over the next five years.

Construction employment is at its highest level since January 2009, the Associated General Contractors of America report, adding 46,000 workers in November, while unemployment in the sector dropped to 6.2 percent.

Expanding demand and the prospect of new federal highway legislation have spurred construction firms to add 46,000 workers in November — the biggest monthly gain in employment for the sector since January 2014, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.