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05/03/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT REMAINS NEARLY FLAT IN APRIL BUT RISES 1.1 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 14.5 PERCENT, A FOUR-YEAR LOW
05/01/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 155 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN MARCH 2011 & 2012 AS WEATHER IMPACTS TYPICAL MARCH HIRING PATTERN
04/30/2012 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCHES UP IN MARCH COMPARED TO FEBRUARY AS PRIVATE SECTOR SPENDING CONTRIBUTES TO 6 PERCENT ANNUAL INCREASE IN ACTIVITY
04/22/2012 SIXTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF HIGHWAY CONTRACTORS HAD VEHICLES CRASH INTO THEIR CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES DURING THE PAST YEAR, NEW STUDY FINDS
04/19/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN 36 STATES BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MARCH WHILE 24 STATES AND D.C. ADD JOBS FOR THE YEAR AS INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS LANGUISH
04/11/2012 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES SPIKE IN MARCH EVEN AS THE PRICES CONTRACTORS CHARGE TO COMPLETE WORK REMAINS STAGNANT
04/09/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 171 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2011 & 2012 AS PRIVATE SECTOR DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION INCREASES
04/05/2012 MARCH CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DIPS BY 7,000 BUT RISES 1 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STANDS AT 17.2 PERCENT, TWICE THE OVERALL RATE
04/01/2012 YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS IN PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION OUTWEIGH PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS DESPITE SECOND STRAIGHT MONTHLY SPENDING DOWNTURN IN FEBRUARY
03/29/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 30 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2011 & 2012 WHILE 29 STATES AND D.C. ADD JOBS SINCE JANUARY