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10/04/2024 Construction Sector Adds 25,000 Jobs In September As Nonresidential And Residential Job Gains Outpace Overall Rate Of Employment Increase
10/02/2024 Construction Employment Grows In 245 Of 358 Metro Areas From August 2023 To August 2024 As Firms Boost Pay To Attract Scarce Workers
10/01/2024 Construction Spending Dips 0.1 Percent In August As Residential Decline Offsets Mixed Results Among Private And Public Nonresidential Segments
09/20/2024 Construction Employment Increases In 39 States Between August 2023 And August 2024, While 27 States, D.C. Add Jobs From July To Last Month
09/06/2024 Construction Firms Add 34,000 Jobs in August With Gains in All Subsectors as Industry Unemployment Rate Hits Record August Low of 3.2 Percent
09/03/2024 Construction Spending Slips 0.3 Percent In July With Decreases In Private Projects As New Survey Indicates Worker Shortages Are Worsening
08/28/2024 New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
08/27/2024 Construction Employment Increases In 232 Of 358 Metro Areas From July 2023 To July 2024; New Survey Reveals Challenges In Filling Jobs
08/16/2024 Construction Employment Increases In 39 States Between July 2023 And July 2024, While 29 States And D.C. Add Jobs From June To Last Month
08/02/2024 Construction Firms Add 25,000 Jobs In July With Gains In All Subsectors As Pay Rises Faster Than Other Industries, Unemployment Rate Holds Steady