Tuesday, January 25, 2011

AGC: More Firms Plan to Hire in 2011

More construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than are planning to make layoffs,
according to the results of an industry-wide survey released today by the Associated General Contractors of
America and Navigant. The survey, conducted as part of the Construction Industry Hiring and Business
Outlook, shows the industry may finally be emerging from a severe downturn that has left millions of skilled
workers unemployed.
“This won’t be an easy year for most firms, but it will be better than last year,” said Stephen E. Sandherr,
the association’s chief executive officer. “If current trends continue, this industry will be in a much better
position 12 months from now than it is today.”


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