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How Millennials Have Shaped the Construction Industry—for Better and for Worse

Last year marked a milestone for millennials: they overtook baby boomers as the largest workforce segment in America.
By Anirban Basu
May 26, 2017
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by Anirban Basu

Anirban Basu is chief economist of Associated Builders and Contractors. For more information, visit www.abc.org/economics.

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