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Construction industry loses 7,000 jobs in March
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that the construction industry lost 7,000 jobs in March, inching the unemployment rate up to 17.2 percent from 17.1 percent in February, according to the April 6 Department of Labor employment report.
Year over year, ... Read More...
The details: T&I Committee approves American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act
The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, on Feb. 3, approved the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act jobs legislation to reauthorize and reform federal surface transportation programs and rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges, and infrastructure.
The nation is currently operating under ... Read More...
U.S. construction industry adds 8,000 jobs, construction unemployment now 13.6 percent
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Aug. 5 released its Employment Situation Summary for July 2011, noting that the unemployment rate was very little changed at 9.1 percent, or 13.9 million unemployed people.
Since April, the unemployment rate has ... Read More...
ABC to Congress: Support policies promoting job creation, small-business lending
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) called on Congress to support policies that promote small-business lending and job creation.
In a joint letter from ABC and ICBA dated Jan. 20, 2011, the organizations ... Read More...
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