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10/21/2013 CONSTRUCTION ADDS 20,000 JOBS IN SEPTEMBER AS UNEMPLOYMENT HITS SIX-YEAR LOW; SPENDING CLIMBS IN AUGUST FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT MONTH BUT PUBLIC OUTLAYS LAG
09/30/2013 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN AUGUST IS... UNKNOWN BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AS INDUSTRY'S RECOVERY IS THREATENED
09/25/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 194 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN AUGUST 2012 & 2013 BUT ONLY 19 AREAS TOPPED PREVIOUS HIGHS FOR THE MONTH
09/19/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 26 STATES BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST AS SECTOR ADDED JOBS IN 35 STATES FOR THE YEAR, BUT INDUSTRY REMAINS VULNERABLE
09/05/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT STALLS IN AUGUST BUT JOBLESS RATE DROPS AS FIRMS REPORT HIRING DIFFICULTIES; ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR STEPS TO AVERT SHORTAGES
09/03/2013 SEVENTY-FOUR PERCENT OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS REPORT HAVING TROUBLE FINDING QUALIFIED WORKERS AMID GROWING LABOR SHORTAGES
09/02/2013 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING HITS FOUR-YEAR HIGH IN JULY AS PRIVATE SPENDING GAINS OUTWEIGH DECREASES IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION INVESTMENT
08/28/2013 PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAY FUNDING CUTS WILL COST 1,400 JOBS AMONG PITTSBURGH CONSTRUCTION FIRMS AND SUPPLIERS AS AREA LOSES $98 MILLION IN ROAD FUNDS
08/26/2013 NEW RULES WILL FORCE EMPLOYERS TO SPEND $6 BILLION A YEAR TO PROVE THEY ARE DOING WHAT FEDS ALREADY KNOW THEY ARE DOING
08/22/2013 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 201 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN JULY 2012 & 2013 BUT ONLY 19 AREAS EXCEED PREVIOUS HIGHS FOR JULY