Construction spending in September rose to $1.094 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, the highest level since March 2008 — and the highest rate of increase since 2006, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
Construction employment is at its highest level since February 2009, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) — and unemployment among workers with construction experience is at its lowest level in 14 years.
June’s construction spending of $1.065 trillion is 12 percent higher than the rate in June 2014, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) — the fastest year-over-year seasonally adjusted increase since 2006.