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11/06/2015 CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 31,000 WORKERS IN OCTOBER AMID GROWING DEMAND AS SECTOR’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 6.2 PERCENT
11/05/2015 HOUSE PASSAGE OF HIGHWAY & TRANSIT BILL WILL CUT TRAFFIC, MAKE THE ECONOMY MORE EFFICIENT, YET INCOMPLETE LAW LEAVES KEY PROBLEMS UNFIXED
11/02/2015 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING CONTINUES STRONG YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS IN SEPTEMBER BUT DIP IN MONTHLY NONRESIDENTIAL TOTAL POINTS TO WORKFORCE TIGHTNESS
10/29/2015 FIFTY-ONE CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS RECEIVE NEW NATIONAL ACCREDITATION IN USE OF LEAN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
10/27/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 144 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2014 AND 2015 AS LABOR SHORTAGES MAKE IT HARD FOR FIRMS TO HIRE
10/20/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 35 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN SEPTEMBER ’14 & SEPTEMBER ’15; BUT ONLY 23 STATES ADD JOBS FROM AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER
10/02/2015 CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO LOWEST SEPTEMBER MARK IN 15 YEARS AS HIRING SLOWS AMID GROWING WORKER SHORTAGES
10/01/2015 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN AUGUST REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2008 AND FASTEST GROWTH SINCE 2006; SKILLED-WORKER SHORTAGE MAY LIMIT FUTURE GAINS
09/28/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 153 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN AUGUST 2014 AND 2015 AMID FEDERAL FUNDING UNCERTAINTIES, LABOR SHORTAGES
09/18/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 36 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN AUGUST ’14 & ’15; BUT ONLY 25 STATES ADD JOBS FROM JULY TO AUGUST AMID WORKER SHORTAGES