Construction employers added 29,000 jobs in February 2015 and 321,000 over the past year, reaching the highest employment total in six years, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to an eight-year low of 10.6%, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction spending rose modestly in January from year-earlier levels despite retreating from a six-year high in December 2014, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Ziehl-Abegg has added a new motor size to its line of motors, allowing the company to offer a new fan that is quieter, more efficient, with improved aerodynamics. This completion of its product range of energy-saving EC motors accompanies the introduction of new impellers.
Construction spending increased in October amid growing public-sector demand for construction and continued modest growth in residential, according to the AGC.
Construction firms added jobs in 37 states and the District of Columbia between October 2013 and October 2014, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction employers added 12,000 jobs in October 2014 and the sector's unemployment rate fell to 6.4%, the lowest rate for October since 2006, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction employment expanded in 236 metro areas between September 2013 and September 2014, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.