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Interesting Canada-U.S. and construction-manufacturing labor market comparisonsFor the fifth time in the past seven months, total employment in Canada increased, according to February’s labor market report from Statistics Canada. The latest month-over-month gain was 21,000 net new jobs. Moreover, the latest increase in employment was in the better-quality and higher-paying full-time category (+60,000), whereas part-time work declined (-39,000). However, a caveat does go along with the full-time employment gain. The public sector recorded a large increase in employment (+45,000 jobs) while work in the private sector fell (-25,000). It is the private sector that one looks to for proof that the recovery is self-sustaining and on a good roll. Having raised the foregoing minor caution, it must be pointed out … New Products, Specs & BIM Objects in SmartBuilding Index
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US Construction Projects| Commercial Projects (total value) | |
| Pre-Bid Phase: | $1,284,564,495,881 |
| Bid Phase: | $25,260,591,936 |
| Post-Bid Phase: | $1,777,087,465,574 |
| Civil Projects (total value) | |
| Pre-Bid Phase: | $141,705,717,018 |
| Bid Phase: | $13,469,680,558 |
| Post-Bid Phase: | $519,772,354,593 |
Canadian Construction Projects
| Commercial Projects (total value) | |
| Pre-Bid Phase: | $475,943,614,533 |
| Tender Phase: | $5,522,785,000 |
| Post-Bid Phase: | $44,230,437,018 |
| Civil Projects (total value) | |
| Pre-Bid Phase: | $125,804,791,130 |
| Tender Phase: | $791,887,400 |
| Post-Bid Phase: | $49,769,614,312 |
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