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12/02/2020 Only 30 Percent Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs In Latest 12 Months As Widespread Project Postponements And Cancellations Force Layoffs
12/01/2020 Nonresidential Construction Spending Remains Flat In October While Residential Construction Expands As Many Commercial Projects Languish
11/20/2020 Construction Employment Is Down In Three-fourths Of States Since February, Even After 36 States Added Construction Jobs In October
11/07/2020 Construction Association Ready To Work With President-elect Biden To Prepare Significant New Infrastructure And Recovery Measures
11/06/2020 Construction Sector Adds 84,000 Workers In October, But Growing Number Of Project Cancellations Risks Undermining Future Industry Job Gains
11/02/2020 Drop In Nonresidential Construction Offsets Most Residential Spending Gains As Growing Number Of Contractors Report Cancelled Projects
10/28/2020 More Contractors Report Canceled Projects Than Starts, Survey Finds; Construction Employment Declined In Most Metros In Latest 12 Months
10/20/2020 Only Eight States Top February Peak In Construction Employment Despite Gains In 32 States Last Month; More Losses Loom Without Loan Renewal
10/16/2020 Construction Officials Call On Trump And Biden To Establish A Nationwide Vaccine Distribution Plan To Avoid Confusion And Delays
10/02/2020 Construction Sector Adds 26,000 Workers In September But Nonresidential Jobs Stall As Many Commercial Firms Experience Project Cancellations

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