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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 39 STATES BETWEEN JUNE 2015 AND 2016, BUT HALF OF STATES SHED JOBS FROM MAY TO JUNE AS QUALIFIED WORKERS GROW SCARCE

California and Hawaii Add Most Jobs for the Year, North Dakota Has Biggest Actual and Percentage Declines; Pennsylvania and Delaware Top Monthly List of Gainers, Texas and Maine Have Largest Monthly Decreases

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT STALLS IN JUNE BUT TOPS OVERALL RATE OF JOB GAINS SINCE JUNE 2015; DATA ON PAY, HOURS, UNEMPLOYMENT POINT TO WORKER SCARCITY

Industry Association Officials Say Prompt Passage of Bill to Reform and Increase Funding for Career and Technical Education is Needed Step in Preparing Students for High-Paying Career Path in Construction

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SLIPS IN MAY BUT RISES FOR FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 2016, WITH ROBUST YEAR-TO-DATE INCREASES IN MOST PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CATEGORIES

Outlook Appears Favorable, as Weather Anomalies May Have Distorted Monthly Results, but Contractors Fret About Finding Enough Qualified Workers; Association Officials Push Congress to Renew, Reform Perkins Act