Twenty-five states and D.C. add jobs in August, while 10 add jobs last year

Construction jobs were added in half the states in August, while the number of states with year–over–year job gains rose to 10 from just six in July, the Associated General Contractors reported in an analysis of state employment data released today [Sept. 22]by the Labor Department. The number of states that increased construction employment over 12 months was the largest since October 2008.

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