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23 states and D.C. added construction jobs between September and October while construction employment increased in 35 states between October 2015 and October 2016.

Construction spending edges down in September and is up modestly for the first nine months of the year amid private-sector growth and public-sector declines.

Thirty-five states added construction jobs between September 2015 and September 2016.

Construction spending is up nearly five percent for the first eight months of the year compared to same period in 2015.

Industry officials note the construction sector’s average hourly earnings increased by 2.8 percent for the year, as the number of unemployed workers hits a 16-year low.

Labor shortages are prompting firms to increase pay and become more efficient but threaten to slow economic growth over the long-term.

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Calif. and Kokomo, Ind. top gainers as construction group calls for new Perkins Act.

Construction spending decreased in June for the third month in a row but most segments posted solid increases in the first half of 2016.

Construction employment increased in 39 states between June 2015 and June 2016, although half the states shed construction jobs between May and June.

Construction employment rose between April 2015 and April 2016 in two-thirds of the nation’s metro areas.

Most private segments recorded strong gains for the year as total spending reaches 9-year high.

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine and El Centro, Calif. top growth list; Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, and Odessa, Texas have largest declines.

Sluggish growth in nonresidential construction sectors is at odds with growing nonresidential construction spending.

Construction firms added 18,000 workers in January, as the industry’s unemployment rate declined to a 17-year low of 8.5 percent.

Single- and multifamily homebuilding log strong gains for month and year as public construction recovers, while private nonresidential segments post sharp monthly declines.

Latest increases suggest contractors will have plenty of work in 2016 but concerns escalate regarding availability of sufficient skilled workers for existing and future projects.