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U.S. construction spending drops 1.8% in June with losses in nonresidential and government projects
Construction spending in the U.S. fell 1.8% in June for the first drop in one year. Construction spending fell to $950 billion in June from the revised May figure of $967.7 billion. Due to the revision of that figure, what was a 0.1-percent increase in May is now an 0.8-percent increase. Total spending is up 5.5 […]
August 1, 2014
Workforce
Construction industry adds 7k jobs in May, unemployment drops to lowest rate in nearly 5 years
The construction industry added 7,000 jobs in May to reach its highest total of workers in nearly four years, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Preliminary data from the BLS showed that the industry lost 6,000 jobs in April. But a revision reduced that loss to 2,000, meaning if May’s gains […]
June 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers: Necessity is also the mother of economy
When it’s our turn to step forward and deliver the highest value to the public, it turns out to be not so easy.
January 1, 2010
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