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11/29/2009 EVERY ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S 28 LARGEST COMMUNITIES SEES ANNUAL DECREASE IN CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT THIS OCTOBER
11/29/2009 ONLY FIVE OUT OF THE NATION'S LARGEST 337 COMMUNITIES SEE ANNUAL INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT THIS OCTOBER
11/24/2009 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES USE OF CONSENSUSDOCS TEMPLATE CONTRACTS FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
11/19/2009 AS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SUFFER EVEN MORE JOB LOSSES IN 49 STATES & DC IN OCTOBER, JOBS BILL MUST ADDRESS HARDEST HIT SECTOR
11/19/2009 136,500 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LOST THEIR JOBS IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE PAST YEAR, NEW OCTOBER EMPLOYMENT DATA SHOWS
11/12/2009 OVER 40 PERCENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL LAY-OFFS OF NON-SEASONAL EMPLOYEES IN 2010
11/01/2009 NO RECOVERY YET FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS LATEST FIGURES SHOW DOUBLE DIGIT DROPS IN SPENDING COMPARED TO LAST YEAR
10/29/2009 STIMULUS-FUNDED ROAD AND TRANSIT PROJECTS IN PALM BAY, FLA., OTHER AREAS SAVING & ADDING JOBS FOR HARD HIT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
10/27/2009 CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS, COMPANIES & CHAPTERS WIN NATIONAL AWARDS FOR DEVELOPING, RUNNING TOP TRAINING PROGRAMS
10/26/2009 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT SHRINKS IN 325 OF THE NATION'S 337 LARGEST METRO AREAS IN SEPTEMBER, PHOENIX LOSES MOST JOBS

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