Average hourly wages in the construction exceeded $30 an hour for the first time ever this September, a prominent trades group reported on Friday.

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Construction employment increased in all 12 of Wisconsin’s metropolitan areas in the year-long period running through August 2018.

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Wisconsin gained 400 construction jobs from June to July, putting it among 29 states that saw gains between those two months.

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Wisconsin's unemployment rate has been under 3 percent for the past six months, a further sign of the economic strength that Gov. Scott Walker has been touting on the campaign trail.

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Experts agree that the construction industry has bounced back from the Great Recession much faster in Minnesota than in Wisconsin, but not everyone has the same explanation for that difference.

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National construction employment increased by 303,000 jobs year-over-year in July and the industry’s unemployment rate hit a record low, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Construction employment continued to increase in most metro areas throughout the country June; in Wisconsin, the greatest increase for that month was seen in Eau Claire, according to data released Tuesday by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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A new report shows Wisconsin's unemployment rate ticked up slightly last month.

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Construction employment rose in nine of Wisconsin’s 12 metropolitan statistical areas between May 2017 and May this year and remain unchanged in three.

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Wisconsin's unemployment rate remained at a record low for a second straight month in May.

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