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02/06/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 269 METRO AREAS BETWEEN DECEMBER 2016 & 2017 AS OFFICIALS CALL FOR NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
02/02/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ADD 36,000 JOBS IN JANUARY AND 226,000 OVER THE YEAR; HOURLY EARNINGS RISE 2.9 PERCENT AS SECTOR STRIVES TO DRAW IN NEW WORKERS
02/01/2018 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING RISES FOR FIFTH MONTH IN A ROW IN DECEMBER; PRIVATE INVESTMENT CLIMBS IN 2017 BUT INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING TRAILS 2016 TOTALS
01/23/2018 CONSTRUCTION JOBS INCREASE IN 42 STATES BETWEEN DECEMBER 2016 AND DECEMBER 2017; 32 STATES & D.C. ADD JOBS BETWEEN NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
01/05/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ADD 30,000 JOBS IN DECEMBER AND 210,000 IN 2017; HOURLY EARNINGS RISE 3.0 PERCENT AS SECTOR COMPETES TO ATTRACT WORKERS
01/03/2018 SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS PLAN TO EXPAND HEADCOUNT IN 2018, CONTRACTORS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT STRONG ECONOMY, TAX & REGULATORY CUTS
12/22/2017 CONSTRUCTION JOBS INCREASE IN 40 STATES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2016 AND NOVEMBER 2017; 39 STATES ADDED JOBS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER
12/20/2017 FINAL TAX LEGISLATION WILL LOWER RATES FOR CONSTRUCTION FIRMS, SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND BENEFIT CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS FOR YEARS
12/08/2017 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ADD 24,000 JOBS IN NOVEMBER AND 184,000 OVER THE YEAR; HOURLY EARNINGS RISE 2.9 PERCENT AS SECTOR STRIVES TO DRAW IN NEW WORKERS
12/01/2017 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SETS RECORD IN OCTOBER WITH MONTHLY INCREASES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OUTLAYS, BUT INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING LAGS 2016 TOTALS