Time has run out on the pandemic-era child care funding program. That presents a challenge to working parents and child care providers across the country.

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Construction Snapshot

31 Jul 23

Building the Future: Investment Bolsters Construction Sector

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Employment Trends in Construction

The construction sector has remained impressively sturdy throughout the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle. The housing sector had a worrisome wobble, but construction has continued to add jobs at a steady rate throughout. This is in part because of federal investment, which has bolstered construction spending, especially construction for the manufacturing sector.

In June, the construction sector gained a reasonable 23,000 net new jobs – the sector continued to defy higher interest rates. Within the sector, specialty trade contractors added 9,500 new jobs, while civil engineers gained 7,300. The only subsector to not add new positions was electrical contractors.

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