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12/02/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 228 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN OCTOBER 2013 & 2014 AS DEMAND REMAINS STEADY, LABOR MARKET STAYS TIGHT
12/01/2014 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN OCTOBER INCREASES AS MONTHLY INCREASE IN PUBLIC-SECTOR DEMAND OUT PACES DROP IN PRIVATE NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
11/20/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 37 STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DURING THE PAST YEAR; 28 STATES AND DC ADD JOBS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
11/06/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ADD 12,000 JOBS IN OCTOBER, 231,000 FOR THE YEAR AS SECTOR'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINES TO 6.4 PERCENT, AN EIGHT-YEAR LOW
11/02/2014 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN SEPTEMBER SLIPS FOR SECOND MONTH IN A ROW AS NONRESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY DECREASES OUTWEIGH SINGLE-FAMILY GAIN
10/28/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 236 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2013 & 2014 AMID GROWING DEMAND, WORKER SHORTAGES
10/21/2014 EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS REPORT HAVING TROUBLE FINDING QUALIFIED WORKERS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
10/20/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 39 STATES DURING THE PAST YEAR; 34 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ADD JOBS BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER
10/02/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ADD 16,000 JOBS IN SEPTEMBER, 230,000 FOR THE YEAR AS SECTOR'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINES TO 7.0 PERCENT, A SEVEN-YEAR LOW
09/30/2014 AS NEW FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR BEGINS, THE CLOCK TICKS TOWARD ANOTHER HIGHWAY TRUST FUND CRISIS