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More Positive Jobs Numbers in February

The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was positive for all construction-related sectors on both a monthly and yearly basis. Overall Construction The national construction industry as a whole saw a 3.7-percent increase in employment from February 2017 and 0.9 percent from January 2018. According to...
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Mixed Numbers for Glass-Laden Building Segments to Start 2018

Construction spending was mostly up in January from a year ago for most building segments that use large amounts of glass, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential construction saw a slight 0.1-percent decrease between December 2017 and January 2018 in...
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