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Nonresidential Construction Gains a Handful of Jobs in February

Posted on Friday, March 7, 2014 2:45 PM By anonymous

The U.S. nonresidential construction industry gained just 400 jobs in February, according to the March 7 employment report by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The construction industry as a whole added only 15,000 jobs for the month, with the vast majority of new jobs coming from residential construction. The construction unemployment rate expanded to 12.8 percent in February from 12.3 percent in January (non-seasonally adjusted). 

Construction Materials More Volatile in January

Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 11:21 AM By anonymous

Construction materials prices expanded 0.6 percent in January and are up 1.5 percent year over year, according to the Feb. 19 producer price index released by the Department of Labor.  More specifically, nonresidential construction materials prices are up 0.5 percent for the month and are 1 percent higher than the same time one year ago.

Nonresidential Construction Spending Returns to Normal After Government Shutdown

Posted on Thursday, January 2, 2014 11:44 AM By anonymous

Nonresidential construction spending grew 0.6 on a monthly and yearly basis in November 2013, according to the Jan. 2 release by the U.S. Census Bureau. In November, spending totaled $583.436 billion on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis. 

ABC Doubts Construction Industry Recovery in 2013; Cites 'Lack Of Confidence'

Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:33 AM By anonymous

Washington, D.C. – During a national online news conference today, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Chief Economist Anirban Basu stated the nation’s construction industry may not recover next year.  

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