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01/06/2016 SEVENTY-ONE PERCENT OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS PLAN TO EXPAND HEADCOUNT IN 2016 AS CONTRACTORS EXPECT A RANGE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MARKETS TO GROW
01/04/2016 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING MAINTAINS STRONG RATE OF YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN NOVEMBER EVEN AS SPENDING SLIPS COMPARED TO A MONTH EARLIER
12/29/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 190 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2014 AND 2015 AS FIRMS APPEAR MORE ABLE TO FIND WORKERS TO HIRE
12/18/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT POSTS WIDESPREAD GROWTH IN NOVEMBER AS 38 STATES ADD WORKERS FOR THE MONTH; 44 STATES AND D.C. REPORT YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS
12/08/2015 NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP AND LOCAL VOLUNTEER CONTRACTORS TO HELP BUILD WORLD’S FIRST EVER HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE WATER PARK IN SAN ANTONIO
12/04/2015 CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 46,000 WORKERS IN NOVEMBER AS SECTOR’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 6.2 PERCENT
12/03/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 180 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN OCTOBER 2014 AND 2015 AS DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO GROW
12/01/2015 COMPROMISE HIGHWAY & TRANSIT BILL INCLUDES LONG-TERM FUNDING TO HELP IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, BUT DOESN’T ADDRESS FUTURE REVENUE NEEDS
12/01/2015 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING LOGS ROBUST MONTHLY AND YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN OCTOBER WITH GAINS IN RESIDENTIAL, NONRESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC CATEGORIES
11/20/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT REBOUNDS IN OCTOBER WITH YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN 43 STATES AND D.C., JOB GAINS IN 35 STATES FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER