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NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The construction industry is concerned about skilled worker shortages, according to a new SmartMarket Report from McGraw-Hill Construction entitled "Construction Industry Workforce Shortages: Role of Certification, Training and Green Jobs in Filling the Gaps."
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Temporary “man camps” and rental apartments are springing up in markets near oil fields in Texas and North Dakota.
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Engineered home building provides many positives for big builders.
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RS&P Property Group has been working on complete rehabs of 25 foreclosed houses.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics’ estimates continue to find roofers and plumbers most vulnerable to fatalities.
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The U.S. economy added 117,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate fell a tenth of a point to 9.1%, the Labor Department said Friday. The data beat analyst expectations for a flat jobs report. The total number of unemployed remained at 13.9 million, relatively unchaged from June.
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The Labor Department's April employment report, released Friday, exceeded expectations, adding 244,000 jobs, 268,000 in the private sector. The unemployment rate, however, moved up from 8.8% to 9%. Wall Street was expecting a net gain of 188,000 jobs and a flat unemployment rate of 8.8%.
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The April 15th summit will offer education and assistance to Latino workers, who are victims of jobsite fatalities more often then any other segment of the workforce.
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A program in Cincinnati shows at-risk children the benefits of going into the housing industry.
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The September employment report from the U.S. Labor Department, the last before the Nov. 2 midterm elections, showed a net loss of 95,000 nonfarm jobs during the month. Wall Street was expecting a loss of 10,000. The losses, however, were driven by a decline of 159,000 in government jobs, largely...
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Nearly three-quarters of NAHB members built 10 or fewer single-family homes in 2009.
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The Labor Department's monthly report on employment for May, released Friday morning, showed nearly all job growth came as a result of the hiring of temporary census workers and missed expectations by a wide margin. The report said total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 431,000 in May, with 411...
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The economy picked up 290,000 new nonfarm jobs in April, exceeding the expectations of economists for a gain of 180,000, the Labor Department reported Friday morning. The unemployment rate, however, ticked up to 9.9% from 9.7%, indicating more workers were looking for jobs.
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The number of Americans living in multigenerational households grew by 2.6 million from 2007 to 2008 and continues to rise, according to a Pew Research Study.
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As long as production stays low, there’s still plenty of tradespeople to go around, according to builders.
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Make recruitment and retention of your best performers a New Year's resolution for 2010.
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Exemption for 50-employee companies reduced to 5 workers for construction industry employers.
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A subsidiary of Pulte Homes filed a lawsuit Dec. 1 against Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA), accusing the group of committing assault, battery, theft, destruction of property, and intimidation against its employees after LiUNA members crashed a company meeting in Missouri.
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Former Drees Homes employee Anne Mitchell developed the curriculum, which highlights the math, science, and other skills required by builders, architects, and subcontractors.