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11/19/2019 Construction Employment Increases In 41 States And D.C. From October 2018 To October 2019, While 28 States Added Construction Jobs Last Month
11/12/2019 Autodesk and AGC to Provide Construction Industry with Custom-Fitting Safety Harnesses for Women
11/01/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN OCTOBER BUT SPENDING DROPS IN LATEST 12 MONTHS AS GAINS IN HOMEBUILDING AND PUBLIC OUTLAYS OFFSET PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL DIP
10/30/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 244 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS FROM SEPTEMBER 2018 TO SEPTEMBER 2019 AS FIRMS HIRE DESPITE TIGHT LABOR MARKET
10/28/2019 ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TPS FOR SALVADORANS WILL PREVENT IMMEDIATE DISRUPTIONS TO MANY DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
10/24/2019 FORMER TOP CAPITOL HILL STAFFER WILL LEAD CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION’S INFRASTRUCTURE ADVOCACY, SUPPORT ITS REGULATORY REFORM EFFORTS
10/18/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 39 STATES AND D.C. FROM SEPTEMBER 2018 TO SEPTEMBER 2019, WHILE 28 STATES ADDED CONSTRUCTION JOBS LAST MONTH
10/04/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES BY 7,000 IN SEPTEMBER AND 156,000 IN 12 MONTHS; HIRING SLOWDOWN LIKELY REFLECTS TIGHT LABOR MARKET, NOT SLUMP IN DEMAND
10/02/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 252 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS FROM AUGUST 2018 TO AUGUST 2019 AS FIRMS HIRE AMID TIGHT LABOR CONDITIONS
10/01/2019 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCHES HIGHER IN AUGUST BUT DECLINES YEAR-TO-DATE AS INCREASE IN PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRASTS WITH MIXED PRIVATE RESULTS