AFL-CIO: 42,000 Jobs For Each $1B Of Highway Spending

The AFL-CIO wrote in 2003 that 42,000 jobs are created for every $1 billion of highway spending when it was warning American workers about cuts the Bush Administration had made in funding highway construction projects.

A billion dollars invested in highway construction creates more than 42,000 jobs. The drastic cut in funding the Administration proposes will ripple through the economy beyond construction to manufacturing, services and other industries and affect jobs and the economy for years to come. ...

Under-investment in the national transportation infrastructure leads to inefficiencies in transport and delays in travel for business and for the traveling and commuting public.

Adequate investments in highway construction are also a key building block for ensuring homeland security. Indeed, national security was one of the key reasons motivating President Eisenhower's commitment to building a solid, well-maintained interstate highway system.

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