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06/29/2016 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES OR STAGNATES IN OVER ONE-THIRD OF U.S. METRO AREAS BETWEEN MAY 2015 AND 2016 AS INFRASTRUCTURE OUTLAYS SHRIVEL
06/17/2016 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 39 STATES BETWEEN MAY 2015 AND 2016; BUT ONLY 19 STATES ADD JOBS FROM APRIL TO MAY AS FIRMS RUN OUT OF PEOPLE TO HIRE
06/03/2016 CONSTRUCTION HEADCOUNT DIPS IN MAY BUT OUTPACES OVERALL RATE OF JOB GAIN SINCE MAY 2015; RISING PAY, PLUNGING UNEMPLOYMENT SUGGEST WORKER SCARCITY
06/01/2016 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 235 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN APRIL 2015 AND 2016 AS DEMAND REMAINS STRONG FOR MOST PROJECT CATEGORIES
05/24/2016 CONSTRUCTION GROUP CALLS FOR BETTER SAFETY MEASURES AS NEW DATA SHOWS 39 PERCENT OF ROAD CONTRACTORS SUFFERED CAR CRASHES IN WORK ZONES
05/20/2016 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 42 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OVER LATEST 12 MONTHS, WHILE ONLY 23 STATES ADD JOBS FROM MARCH TO APRIL
05/06/2016 ADMINISTRATION’S REFUSAL TO ACCEPT CENTRAL STATES RETIREMENT FUNDS’ RESCUE PLAN WILL FORCE “DRACONIAN” CUTS ON ALL ITS MEMBERS
05/06/2016 CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 1,000 JOBS IN APRIL AND 261,000 FOR THE YEAR AS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM TO CONNECT FIRMS WITH WORKERS
05/02/2016 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING POSTS SOLID MONTHLY AND YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASES IN MARCH, DRIVEN BY GROWTH IN MANY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CATEGORIES
04/27/2016 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 244 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN MARCH 2015 AND 2016 AS MANY AREAS BENEFIT FROM GROWING PROJECT DEMAND