in construction
idiom
: having a job that involves building things
"What do you do for a living?" "I'm in construction."
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Or Oakmont Education in Ohio and Iowa, which provides thousands of students with hands-on pathways to careers in construction, healthcare, and IT.
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Jeanne Allen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
With a four percent unemployment rate and $17 billion in construction projects, manpower is also a challenge.
—Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Instead, the state’s biggest job growth is in construction, where employment rose more than 7% year-over-year in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Out of the three Pulse memorial proposals the city received after issuing a request in March, Gomez Construction Company of Winter Park won over a committee of city staff and experts in construction and design, according to the meeting agenda.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
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Jeanne Allen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
With a four percent unemployment rate and $17 billion in construction projects, manpower is also a challenge.
—Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Instead, the state’s biggest job growth is in construction, where employment rose more than 7% year-over-year in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Out of the three Pulse memorial proposals the city received after issuing a request in March, Gomez Construction Company of Winter Park won over a committee of city staff and experts in construction and design, according to the meeting agenda.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
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“In construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20construction. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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