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03/11/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 44 STATES FROM JANUARY 2018 TO JANUARY 2019; 33 STATES ADD JOBS IN LATEST MONTH AS ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR INVESTMENT IN TRAINING
03/08/2019 CONSTRUCTION JOBS DECLINE BY 31,000 IN FEBRUARY BUT INDUSTRY MAINTAINS HIGH RATES OF YEAR-OVER-YEAR EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE GROWTH
03/04/2019 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SLIPS IN DECEMBER BUT YEARLY TOTALS INCREASE MODERATELY IN MOST SEGMENTS; CONTRACTORS REPORT OPTIMISM FOR 2019
02/27/2019 NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CHARITY DONATES $265,000 TO FUND RENOVATION OF HISTORIC BARN TO SERVE AS NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR VETERANS’ SUPPORT GROUP
02/06/2019 LAWMAKERS SHOULD ACT ON PRESIDENT’S CALL TO ENACT MAJOR NEW INVESTMENTS TO REBUILD AGING AND OVER-BURDENED INFRASTRUCTURE
01/31/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT CLIMBS BY 52,000 IN JANUARY TO 11-YEAR PEAK; INDUSTRY WORKWEEK HITS ALL-TIME HIGH AS UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO LOW
01/29/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 273 OUT OF 358 METROS IN 2018 AMID STRONG DEMAND, BUT LABOR SHORTAGES LIKELY PREVENTED ADDITIONAL GAINS
01/18/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN DECEMBER 2018 IN 43 STATES AND D.C.; 26 STATES ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FROM NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER
01/15/2019 CONSTRUCTION COSTS DIP IN DECEMBER BUT MOST MATERIALS AND SERVICES PRICES ACCELERATE IN 2018; NEW-BUILDING PRICE INDEX ALSO RISES FOR YEAR
01/04/2019 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES BY 38,000 IN DECEMBER AND 280,000 IN 2018; HOURLY PAY JUMPS 3.9 PERCENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 5.1 PERCENT