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08/27/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 165 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN JULY 2011 & 2012 AS COMMUNITIES COPE WITH SHRINKING PUBLIC SECTOR BUDGETS
08/16/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN 31 STATES BETWEEN JULY 2011 AND 2012, 28 STATES LOST CONSTRUCTION JOBS FOR THE MONTH AMID PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CUTS
08/13/2012 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES POST RARE YEAR-OVER-YEAR DIP IN JULY; PRICES OF FINISHED BUILDINGS INCREASE MODESTLY FOR MONTH AND YEAR-TO-YEAR
08/05/2012 CLICKSAFETY TO PROVIDE ONLINE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
08/02/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES BY 1,000 IN JULY AS INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 12.3 PERCENT, LOWEST JULY RATE IN FOUR YEARS
07/31/2012 NEW ANALYSIS OF DATA SHOWS NO NEED FOR COSTLY, COMPLEX HIRING MANDATES OFFICIALS SEEK TO IMPOSE ON MOST FEDERAL CONTRACTORS
07/31/2012 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER 2009 AS PICKUP IN PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OVERRIDES PUBLIC SLUMP
07/30/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 162 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN JUNE 2011 & 2012 AS ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWS, PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS BACK
07/19/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT ROSE IN 25 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN JUNE 2011 AND 2012 BUT SHRANK IN 27 STATES IN THE LATEST MONTH AS PUBLIC CUTS OFFSET PRIVATE GAINS
07/12/2012 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES SLIP FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH IN JUNE; PRICES OF FINISHED BUILDINGS ARE FLAT FOR MONTH, RISE MODESTLY YEAR-TO-YEAR