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Construction employment increased by 36,000 jobs in January to the highest level since November 2008 as employers increased pay in an effort to address a chronic worker shortage, according to an Associated General Contractors of America analysis of new government data.
 
Construction Dive
Government-backed lender Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index rebounded in January after sliding for five consecutive months, clicking up two percentage points from December to 82.7 and 1.2 percentage points from the year-ago period, according to HousingWire.
 
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U.S. News & World Report
The labor market capped off 2016 on a strong note as domestic hiring hit a four-month high, driven by solid performance from goods producers. Total hires in December climbed north of 5.2 million as American businesses brought on more workers than they had in any month since August, according to a report published Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And although mining and logging, construction and manufacturing outfits accounted for just 694,000 monthly hires – or 13 percent of all those hired in the final month of 2016 – the industries managed to pull their weight after months of sluggishness.
 
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Dayton Business Journal
Ohio again is seeing growth in its number of construction workers. The Buckeye State had 208,500 construction workers last month, up 1,900 jobs — or 0.9 percent — from the previous December, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
 
GreenBiz
The path to a low-carbon economy faces strong headwinds in the year ahead, due in part to the uncertain political backdrop in countries such as the United States. But despite these challenges, 2017 looks set to be the year when a global momentum to reducing emissions reaches a critical turning point.
 
Forbes
Of all kinds of employees business leaders hire while in office, one kind stands out: people who are prepared to tell them when they are wrong.
 
Business Insider
One of the great debates among economists is just how strong the United States dollar "should" be.
 
 

 

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