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12/27/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 265 METROS FROM NOVEMBER 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2018 BUT 45 METROS EXPERIENCE YEAR-OVER-YEAR DECREASES
12/21/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES FROM NOVEMBER 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2018 IN 42 STATES AND D.C.; 23 STATES ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS SINCE OCTOBER
12/11/2018 NEW EPA & ARMY CORPS RULE WILL PROVIDE THE CLARITY NEEDED TO ALLOW STATES TO KEEP LOCAL WATERS CLEAN
12/07/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES BY 5,000 JOBS IN NOVEMBER AND 282,000 FOR THE YEAR; HOURLY PAY JUMPS 3.7 PERCENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 3.9 PERCENT
12/03/2018 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DIPS IN OCTOBER BUT MAINTAINS YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS; ASSOCIATION URGES ACTION ON INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AS SPENDING STALLS
11/29/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 281 METROS FROM OCTOBER 2017 TO OCTOBER 2018 BUT 43 METROS EXPERIENCE YEAR-OVER-YEAR DECREASES
11/16/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES FROM OCTOBER 2017 TO OCTOBER 2018 IN 44 STATES AND D.C.; 36 STATES, D.C. ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS SINCE SEPTEMBER
11/09/2018 CONSTRUCTION BID PRICES ACCELERATE IN OCTOBER BUT CONTRACTORS’ COSTS RISE FASTER AS HIGHER MATERIALS AND LABOR COSTS PINCH MARGINS
11/06/2018 NEW CONGRESS HAS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE, DEVELOP THE WORKFORCE AND REFORM IMMIGRATION
11/02/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES BY 30,000 JOBS IN OCTOBER AND 330,000 FOR THE YEAR; HOURLY PAY JUMPS 3.9 PERCENT AND INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 3.6 PERCENT

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