Dive Brief:
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California added more jobs than any other state in August, including 13,600 in construction.
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Large gains in education, healthcare, and professional and business services contributed to the state’s overall gain of 44,200 jobs, even as the California’s 7.4% unemployment rate hovered well above the nationwide average of 6.1%.
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Job growth in the Golden State’s construction industry has been slow but steady for some time.
Dive Insight:
Job creation isn’t all that’s growing in California’s construction industry: Permits for residential and non-residential construction are on the rise, as are home remodeling permits. Still, builders are having trouble filling empty positions during a slow recovery that has prompted many construction workers to accept employment in other fields.