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01/10/2025 Construction Sector Adds 8,000 Jobs In December As Industry Employment And Wage Gains Outpace Growth Rates For The Overall Economy In 2024
01/08/2025 Construction Firms Predict Strong Demand For Certain Private-sector & Most Types Of Public-Sector Work In 2025, But Worry About Labor & Materials Prices
01/02/2025 Construction Spending Stalls In November As Slumping Multifamily And Office Investments Offset Growth In Homebuilding And Data Centers
12/30/2024 Construction Jobs Increase In 234 Metro Areas Between November 2023 And Last Month, But Contractors May Have More Trouble Filling Jobs In 2025
12/20/2024 Construction Employment Increases In 41 States From November 2023 To Last Month, While 23 States Add Jobs From October To November
12/06/2024 Construction Employment Increases by 10,000 Jobs in November With Moderate Gains in Both Residential and Nonresidential Sectors
12/02/2024 Construction Spending Rises 0.4 Percent in October as Residential Gains Outweigh Decreases Among Public and Private Nonresidential Segments
11/26/2024 Two-thirds Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From October 2023 To Last Month, But Contractors Struggle To Fill Jobs Despite High Wages
11/19/2024 Construction Employment Increases In 41 States Between October 2023 And Last Month, While 33 States Add Jobs From September To October
11/01/2024 Construction Industry Adds 8,000 Jobs in October as Rise in Hourly Wages Tops Overall Private Sector; Spending Increases 0.1 Percent in September