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Construction employment fell in March, snapping a 14-month streak of job gains
For the first time since December 2013, U.S. construction industry employment has fallen. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, U.S. construction firms lost 1,000 jobs in March. The industry now employs 6.344 million Americans. The new data also revised downward the employment figure for February from the previously reported 6.354 million, to 6.345 million. The […]
April 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Construction unemployment dips to 13.2 percent despite loss of 6k jobs in April
Despite a loss of  6,000 jobs in the construction industry in April, the industry’s unemployment rate fell to 13.2 percent for the month, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. Those figures follow a 14.7-percent jobless rate in March. In April, 5.79 million workers held a construction job, a 6,000-job decrease from the 5.796 million who […]
May 3, 2013
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