AGC's Data DIGest: November 19 - 22, 2013
Job gains spread to 39 states; material, labor costs remain mild; starts rise, MHC says
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In October, seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment increased from a year earlier in 49 states and decreased in Alaska and the District of Columbia, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. Seasonally adjusted construction employment climbed in 39 states—the largest total in 18 months—and declined in 11 states and D.C., an AGC analysis showed. [node:read-more:link]