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State may be safe from construction employment slip

(The Center Square) — The U.S. construction industry lost some 7,000 jobs in August, marking the third straight month of employment losses, according to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Construction is Louisiana’s seventh largest employer, according to data from the bureau. With roughly 139,000 employed, construction constitutes about 7% of…

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