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02/14/2017 CONSTRUCTION FIRMS GETTING SQUEEZED BY INCREASING MATERIALS & LABOR COSTS AND SLOWER INCREASES IN WHAT THEY CHARGE TO BUILD PROJECTS
02/03/2017 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT IN JANUARY REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2008; CONTRACTORS RAISE PAY FASTER THAN OTHER SECTORS IN EFFORT TO FILL OPENINGS
02/01/2017 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 110 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS AS BUSINESSES URGE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO DELIVER ON INFRASTRUCTURE PROMISE
01/24/2017 THIRTY-TWO STATES ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS IN 2016 AS DEARTH OF WORKERS WITH EXPERIENCE KEEPS CONTRACTORS IN MANY STATES FROM ADDING MORE
01/10/2017 SEVENTY-THREE PERCENT OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS PLAN TO EXPAND HEADCOUNT IN 2017 AS CONTRACTORS EXPECT STRONG DEMAND FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS
01/06/2017 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DIPS IN DECEMBER BUT RISING HOURLY EARNINGS, CONTRACTOR OPTIMISM SUGGEST HIRING PAUSE IS DUE TO WORKER SHORTAGE
01/03/2017 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCREASES IN NOVEMBER AS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SEGMENTS RISE FOR THE MONTH AND YEAR-OVER-YEAR; OUTLOOK FOR 2017 APPEARS FAVORABLE OVERALL
12/21/2016 FEWER METRO AREAS ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS DURING PAST YEAR AS GROUP URGES PRESIDENT-ELECT TO PAIR WORKFORCE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURES
12/16/2016 THIRTY-FOUR STATES ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2015 & 2016 AMID GROWING DEMAND FOR RESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC PROJECTS
12/02/2016 CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 19,000 JOBS IN NOVEMBER AS SECTOR HITS EIGHT-YEAR HIGH IN EMPLOYMENT, BUT DROP IN INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING SLOWS GROWTH