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07/06/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT REACHES 10-YEAR HIGH AS INDUSTRY ADDS 13,000 JOBS IN JUNE AND 282,000 FOR THE YEAR; HOURLY EARNINGS TOP PRIVATE SECTOR BY 10.1 PERCENT
07/02/2018 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REACHES RECORD HIGH WITH 0.4 PERCENT PICKUP IN MAY AS RESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT OFFSET DIP IN NONRESIDENTIAL OUTLAYS
06/26/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 263 METROS BETWEEN MAY 2017 & 2018; LACK OF TRAINED WORKERS THREATENS FURTHER JOB GAINS, ASSOCIATION WARNS
06/21/2018 CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION OFFICIAL URGES CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION TO REFORM THE NATION’S IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
06/15/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 42 STATES AND D.C. FROM MAY 2017 TO MAY 2018 WHILE 28 STATES ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FOR THE MONTH
06/13/2018 CONSTRUCTION COSTS SOAR IN MAY, OUTPACING CONTRACTORS’ PRICING; NEW TARIFFS THREATEN TO WORSEN COST SQUEEZE, LEAD TO PROJECT DELAYS
06/01/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ADD 25,000 JOBS IN MAY AND 286,000 FOR THE YEAR AS CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCREASES BY 7.6 PERCENT BETWEEN APRIL 2017 & 2018
05/30/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 256 METRO AREAS BETWEEN APRIL 2017 & 2018 DESPITE CHALLENGE OF FINDING QUALIFIED WORKERS IN TIGHT JOB MARKET
05/24/2018 CONSTRUCTION GROUP USES MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE HIGHWAY WORK ZONES SAFER AS MOST ROAD CONTRACTORS EXPERIENCED VEHICLE CRASHES AT WORK SITES
05/18/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 38 STATES AND D.C. FROM APRIL 2017 TO APRIL 2018 WHILE 29 STATES ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FOR THE MONTH