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Released	Headline
09/02/2022	Construction Industry Adds 16,000 Jobs In August But Nonresidential Contractors Struggle To Fill Slots Amid 3.9 Percent Unemployment Rate
09/01/2022	Construction Spending Slips In July As Sharp Downturn In Homebuilding Outweighs Advances In Private Nonresidential And Public Projects
08/31/2022	Construction Workforce Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects As Most Contractors Struggle To Fill Open Positions
08/29/2022	Construction Employment Increases In 250 Of 358 Metro Areas Between July 2021 And 2022 But Contractors Report Difficulty Finding Workers
08/19/2022	Construction Employment In July Trails Pre-Pandemic Level In 15 States As Lack Of Qualified Workers Leaves Many Jobs Unfilled
08/18/2022	New Federal Project Labor Agreement Rule Will Prevent Most Firms From Bidding on Federal Construction Projects and Hurt Minority Firms
08/18/2022	�ۿۂ�ý PAC: The Associated General Contractors Of America Political Action Committee Endorses Representative Mullin For The U.S. Senate And State Representative Frix For The U.S. House
08/11/2022	Construction Input Costs Declined 1.3 Percent From June to July; Contractor Bid Prices Remain on the Rise
08/05/2022	Construction Firms Add 32,000 Jobs In July As Sector's Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.5 Percent and Number Of Unfilled Positions Nears Record Level
08/03/2022	Construction Employment Was Flat Or Down In 112 Of 358 Metro Areas Between June 2021 & 2022 As Firms Cope With Labor & Material Shortages

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