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Residential Construction Employment Posts Strong Gains at Start of 2023

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Residential construction gained 5,500 jobs in January, while total nonfarm payroll employment posted a gain of 517,000 in January, its largest monthly increase in six months, the National Association of Home Builders' Eye on Housing reports. Residential construction employment now stands at 3.3 percentage point to 62.4%

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February Sees Strong Construction Employment Gains

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February Sees Strong Construction Employment Gains. Construction industry employment rose to 7.6 million in February after a gain of 31,000 residential construction jobs and 29,400 non-residential construction jobs, reports NAHB’s Eye on Housing. Construction industry employment rose to 7.6 Mon, 03/07/2022 - 10:38.

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The Labor Market Slowed in October, but Construction Employment Remains Strong

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The Labor Market Slowed in October, but Construction Employment Remains Strong. The unemployment rate posted a small gain in October, but the residential construction sector continued to add new jobs . in October, and total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 261,000, its smallest monthly gain in nearly two years.

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Construction Excluded From New OSHA Standard

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began work on an emergency temporary standard (ETS) with new enforceable requirements for employers to protect workers. OSHA issued the ETS in June 2021 and announced that the new standard applies only to workers in health care settings. That standard went into effect immediately.

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2020 National Electrical Code Resets GFCI Rule

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Low-Cost Fire Protection For New Home Building/Remodeling. As the residential construction industry faces an ongoing shortage of skilled labor , NAHB has made it a priority to bring more women into the jobsite workforce. Wed, 09/28/2022 - 17:42. National Association of Home Builders. Number of Women Employed in Construction Increases.

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Top Roofing Companies in USA

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Power Home Remodeling. Percentage of residential work: None. The headquarter of Tecta America Corporation is in Rosemont, Illinois, United States of America.Tecta America Corporation also manufactures residential roofing. This company is a largest residential roofing company in united states. CentiMark Corporation.

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

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For example, assume you paint residential structures of all types. You could get hired by a general contractor (GC) for a new construction or remodel project, but you can’t assume you’re covered under a GC’s policy. Employment practices liability. A heat source used to remove old paint on the home causes a fire.