CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 14-YEAR LOW IN JUNE; INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TOPS 20 PERCENT

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 14-YEAR LOW IN JUNE; INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TOPS 20 PERCENT July 2, 2010 Seasonally adjusted construction industry employment slipped in June to the lowest total since July 1996 while the industry's unemployment rate remained at 20.1 percent, more than double the average for all workers, according to analysis of new federal [...]