Construction Employment Sees Net Gain of 16,000 in August; Industry Has Recovered More Than 60 Percent of Jobs lost in March and April Due to COVIDSeptember 10th, 2020 | by NEWCAAccording to a recent press release from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), the construction industry continues to witness the beginnings of a strong recovery from the hit it sustained during the nationwide lockdowns at the onset of the Coronavirus crisis.
ABC’s Chief Economist Anirban Basu points out that delays to the economy fully reopening in July due to higher positive test results in the South that many expected the August job numbers would be disappointed. “But rather, [the August] report indicates...
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