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10/03/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 164 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN AUGUST 2011 & 2012 AS 'FISCAL CLIFF' DAMPENS DEMAND FOR PROJECTS
09/30/2012 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DROPS BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST BUT REMAINS ABOVE LAST YEAR'S RATE AS RESIDENTIAL, LODGING AND EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION SURGE
09/20/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN 30 STATES BETWEEN AUGUST 2011 AND 2012, WHILE 26 STATES LOST CONSTRUCTION JOBS FOR THE MONTH
09/19/2012 ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ NEGOTIATED CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA'S OFF-ROAD DIESEL EMISSIONS RULE WILL SAVE CONTRACTORS AS MUCH AS $9 BILLION, OFFICIAL SAYS
09/16/2012 CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION TO CONTINUE PROVIDING FALL PROTECTION SAFETY PROGRAM THANKS TO NEW FEDERAL GRANT
09/12/2012 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES INCREASE IN AUGUST AND YEAR-TO-YEAR; PRICES OF FINISHED BUILDINGS MIXED FOR THE MONTH AND UP YEAR-TO-YEAR
09/06/2012 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS ADD 1,000 JOBS IN AUGUST, INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 11.3 PERCENT AS SECTOR'S WORKFORCE SHRINKS BY OVER 200,000 IN A YEAR
09/03/2012 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING CONTINUES YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH DESPITE DIP IN JULY AS PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OFFSET PUBLIC DECLINE
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