The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in August, but the sector's 17 percent unemployment rate was the highest August rate ever, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ said Friday, following its analysis of federal employment data.
Continuing gridlock in Washington over infrastructure legislation and expiring tax rates threatens to keep construction workers unemployed much longer, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ warned.
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