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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
11/06/2015 CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 31,000 WORKERS IN OCTOBER AMID GROWING DEMAND AS SECTOR’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 6.2 PERCENT
11/05/2015 HOUSE PASSAGE OF HIGHWAY & TRANSIT BILL WILL CUT TRAFFIC, MAKE THE ECONOMY MORE EFFICIENT, YET INCOMPLETE LAW LEAVES KEY PROBLEMS UNFIXED
11/02/2015 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING CONTINUES STRONG YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS IN SEPTEMBER BUT DIP IN MONTHLY NONRESIDENTIAL TOTAL POINTS TO WORKFORCE TIGHTNESS
10/29/2015 FIFTY-ONE CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS RECEIVE NEW NATIONAL ACCREDITATION IN USE OF LEAN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
10/27/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 144 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2014 AND 2015 AS LABOR SHORTAGES MAKE IT HARD FOR FIRMS TO HIRE
10/20/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 35 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN SEPTEMBER ’14 & SEPTEMBER ’15; BUT ONLY 23 STATES ADD JOBS FROM AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER

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