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01/31/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT AND SPENDING LEVELS HIT THREE-YEAR HIGH AS FIRMS ADDED 28,000 JOBS IN JANUARY AND SPENDING INCREASED BY 7.8 PERCENT AT YEAR END
01/27/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 139 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN DECEMBER 2011 & 2012 AS GROWING PRIVATE SECTOR DEMAND BOOSTS INDUSTRY
01/17/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 33 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER AMID GROWING SENSE OF OPTIMISM AMONG CONTRACTORS FINDING WORK IN MORE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
01/14/2013 CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL PRICES DOWN SLIGHTLY BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER BUT UP FOR THE YEAR, NEW ANALYSIS FINDS
01/13/2013 OUTLOOK FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVES FOR 2013 AS MORE FIRMS PLAN TO HIRE, RAISE BID LEVELS AND EXPECT KEY PRIVATE SECTOR MARKETS TO EXPAND THIS YEAR
01/07/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 151 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2011 & 2012 WHILE NEW YORK METRO AREAS SUFFER LOSSES FROM SANDY
01/03/2013 CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ADDS 30,000 JOBS BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER AS INDUSTRY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 13.5 PERCENT
01/01/2013 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SLIPS IN NOVEMBER BUT RISES FROM YEAR-AGO LEVEL; ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS PREDICT MORE PRIVATE SPENDING, LESS PUBLIC FUNDING
12/20/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN MOST STATES IN NOVEMBER AS ANXIETY OVER FISCAL CLIFF CAUSES CONTRACTORS TO HOLD OFF ON HIRING
12/12/2012 CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL PRICES CONTINUE TO FALL IN NOVEMBER AS COSTS FOR KEY COMPONENTS DROP AND THREAT OF FISCAL CLIFF DAMPENS DEMAND