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08/01/2013 CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT HITS 9.1 PERCENT, LOWEST JULY MARK SINCE 2008; EMPLOYMENT SLIPS BY 6,000 SINCE JUNE AND SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE IN FOUR MONTHS
07/31/2013 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SLIPS IN JUNE AS RESIDENTIAL MARKET PAUSES WHILE PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC SPENDING DECLINE
07/29/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 191 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN JUNE 2012 & 2013 AS JOB GAINS SPREAD TO MORE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
07/22/2013 NEW COALITION TO HELP BRING NEEDED TAX RELIEF TO CONSTRUCTION SECTOR THAT PAYS HIGHEST EFFECTIVE CORPORATE TAX RATE
07/18/2013 STATES SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION JOB GAINS AND LOSSES IN JUNE; YEAR-OVER-YEAR PICKUP SPREADS BUT MOST STATES REMAIN FAR BELOW PEAK LEVELS
07/04/2013 CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 9.8 PERCENT, LOWEST JUNE LEVEL SINCE 2008 AS ALL INDUSTRY SEGMENTS ADDS JOBS AND HOURS FOR THE MONTH AND YEAR
06/30/2013 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING LEVEL CLIMBS MODESTLY IN MAY AS HOT RESIDENTIAL MARKET AND PUBLIC SPENDING RISE OVERCOME NONRESIDENTIAL SLIDE
06/27/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 185 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN MAY 2012 & 2013 AS PACE OF JOB GROWTH GROWS IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
06/20/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 27 STATES BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY AS SECTOR ADDS JOBS IN 32 STATES FOR THE YEAR, DRIVEN IN PART BY OIL & GAS ACTIVITY
06/06/2013 CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 10.8 PERCENT, LOWEST MAY MARK IN FIVE YEARS AS INDUSTRY ADDS JOBS AND HOURS FOR THE MONTH AND YEAR-OVER-YEAR