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In house fighting amongst the unions.

October 6th, 2009

Take a look at this if your into contact sports…

From the Las Vegas Sun (NV):

In house fighting amongst the unions.

…The Pete King dispute is part of an ongoing war between the carpenters’ union and the AFL-CIO and its construction affiliates, including the painters…

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Northland’s construction job losses second in nation

October 1st, 2009

Job losses continue…

From Duluth News Tribune (MN):

Northland’s construction job losses second in nation

The Northland lost the second-most construction, mining and logging jobs of any metropolitan area in the U.S. from August 2008 to August 2009, according to an Associated General Contractors of America report released Wednesday….

…In the previous five years from 2004-08, the Duluth-Superior area’s employment averaged about 9,400 in August, but plummeted to about 6,300 in August 2009, said the association’s chief economist Ken Simonson….

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Idaho see a 3.2% increase in construction jobs

September 30th, 2009

Read into the details of this information very carefully. The headline may be a bit mis-leading

From the Idaho Business review (ID):

Idaho see a 3.2% increase in construction jobs

Idaho came in with the largest increase of the 16 states that added construction jobs between July and August this year.

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Nashville construction jobs down 13% in a year

September 30th, 2009

From Nashville business journal (TN):

Nashville construction jobs down 13% in a year

Construction-related employment in the Nashville area dropped by 13 percent in August from the same month a year earlier, and 22 percent across Tennessee, the Associated General Contractors of America said in a report issued Wednesday.

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Minnesota sees drop in construction job losses

September 30th, 2009

Job losses continue.

From Minneapolis business journal (MN):

Minnesota sees drop in construction job losses

Minnesota recorded some of the nation’s sharpest declines in construction jobs, according to an analysis of federal employment data released Wednesday by the Associated General Contractors of America…

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Reno highest in construction job losses

September 30th, 2009

Reno is now considered the toughest place to find a job in the construction industry…

From The Associated Press/Mercurynews.com (NV):

Reno highest in construction job losses

A new report ranks the Reno-Sparks area as the hardest hit when it comes to percentage of lost construction jobs in the recession.The report released Wednesday by the Associated General Contractors of American put the northern Nevada area 337th among metropolitan areas for the percentage of construction jobs lost in the past year.

From August 2008 to August 2009, the report says Reno lost 35 percent of its construction work force.

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Construction workers rally for PLAs in Harrisburg

September 29th, 2009

Construction contracts for people when construction is at an all time low..

From York Daily Record (PA):

Construction workers rally for PLAs in Harrisburg

More than 1,000 construction workers from across the state gathered on the Capitol steps today in Harrisburg to show support for Project Labor Agreements.

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Louisiana (7th) in U.S. for construction equipment job losses

September 29th, 2009

Lousiana’s hit pretty hard by the slowdown..

From 2theadvocate.com (LA):

Louisiana (7th) in U.S. for construction equipment job losses

The construction equipment industry, citing massive job losses nationally from the recession, reported that Louisiana’s job losses amounted to 0.59 percent from 2006 to 2009, the seventh-highest percentage loss in the country.

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Job losses pile up across Houston area

September 21st, 2009

From the Houston Chronicle (TX):

Job losses pile up across Houston area

….The Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday that construction companies cut 21,600 jobs between August 2008 and August 2009 while trade, transportation and utilities trimmed 32,500 positions during that same time….

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