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Nonfarm payroll employment in August fell by 54,000, seasonally adjusted, as layoffs of temporary Census workers swamped an increase of 67,000 in private-sector payrolls, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The unemployment rate in August was 9.6% (9.5%, not seasonally adjusted), up slightly from 9.5% in July. “In construction, employment was up by

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Private sector, construction add jobs in August; construction spending drops in July

CONSTRUCTION ADDED 19,000 JOBS LAST MONTH AS STRIKE ENDS  BUT INDUSTRY'S 17 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGHEST EVER FOR AUGUST Industry Association Urges Congress and the Administration to Act on Long-Delayed Infrastructure Bills and Avoid Tax Rate Increases or Risk Further Job Losses  The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in August as a strike that had lowered

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Construction Employment - August

CONSTRUCTION ADDED 19,000 JOBS LAST MONTH AS STRIKE ENDS  BUT INDUSTRY'S 17 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGHEST EVER FOR AUGUST Industry Association Urges Congress and the Administration to Act on Long-Delayed Infrastructure Bills and Avoid Tax Rate Increases or Risk Further Job Losses  The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in August as a strike that had lowered

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Construction Employment - August

A measure that would have allowed Corcoran District Hospital togo ahead with its plan to build a proposed outpatient center diedwithout a vote in the full state Senate before the midnightdeadline Tuesday.