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10/02/2015 CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO LOWEST SEPTEMBER MARK IN 15 YEARS AS HIRING SLOWS AMID GROWING WORKER SHORTAGES
10/01/2015 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN AUGUST REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2008 AND FASTEST GROWTH SINCE 2006; SKILLED-WORKER SHORTAGE MAY LIMIT FUTURE GAINS
09/28/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 153 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN AUGUST 2014 AND 2015 AMID FEDERAL FUNDING UNCERTAINTIES, LABOR SHORTAGES
09/18/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 36 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN AUGUST ’14 & ’15; BUT ONLY 25 STATES ADD JOBS FROM JULY TO AUGUST AMID WORKER SHORTAGES
09/14/2015 CONSTRUCTION GROUP TO EXPAND HIGHWAY WORK ZONE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM THANKS TO NEW FEDERAL GRANT
09/10/2015 NATIONWIDE SURVEY FINDS 86 PERCENT OF CONTRACTORS HAVE DIFFICULTY FILLING KEY CRAFT AND SALARIED JOBS AS DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION INCREASES
09/04/2015 CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO LOWEST AUGUST LEVEL SINCE 2001 BUT JOB GROWTH SLOWS; DATA SUGGEST WORKER SHORTAGES, OFFICIALS WARN
09/01/2015 FEWER THAN HALF OF THE NATION’S METRO AREAS ADDED CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN JULY 2014 & 2015 AS FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURES LANGUISH
08/21/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT IS UP IN 37 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN JULY ’14 & ’15; AS 28 STATES AND D.C. ADD JOBS FROM JUNE TO JULY AMID CONFLICTING ECONOMIC TRENDS
08/07/2015 CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 14-YEAR LOW AS EMPLOYMENT HITS HIGHEST MARK SINCE 2009; DATA POINT TO LOOMING WORKER SHORTAGE, OFFICIALS WARN