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05/27/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 40 STATES AND D.C. DURING THE PAST YEAR AS 30 STATES AND D.C. ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN MARCH AND APRIL
05/20/2015 CONSTRUCTION GROUP CALLS FOR BETTER SAFETY MEASURES AS NEW DATA SHOWS NEARLY HALF OF ROAD CONTRACTORS SUFFERED CAR CRASHES IN WORK ZONES
05/08/2015 CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 45,000 JOBS IN APRIL; INDUSTRY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 7.5 PERCENT AS NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS DROPS TO 14-YEAR LOW
05/01/2015 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN MARCH RISES FROM YEAR EARLIER BUT SLIPS FROM FEBRUARY; MOST PRIVATE SEGMENTS POST STRONG YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS
04/29/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 249 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN MARCH 2014 & 2015 AS INDUSTRY WORRIES ABOUT TIGHT LABOR AND PUBLIC MARKETS
04/21/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 41 STATES DURING THE PAST YEAR, BUT 29 STATES AND D.C. LOST JOBS IN THE SECTOR BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MARCH
04/03/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED BY 1,000 JOBS IN MARCH AS INDUSTRY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HIT 9.5 PERCENT AMID DECLING PUBLIC SECTOR DEMAND
04/02/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 278 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2014 & 2015 AS PRIVATE SECTOR DEMAND OFFSETS EMERGING CHALLENGES
04/01/2015 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN FEBRUARY INCREASES FROM YEAR EARLIER BUT INCHES DOWN FROM JANUARY; MULTIFAMILY AND MANUFACTURING SEGMENTS LEAD SECTOR
03/31/2015 NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION AWARDS STUDENT GROUPS IN CALIFORNIA, IDAHO AND OREGON WITH OUTSTANDING CHAPTER AWARD