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March 1983

Employment changes in construction: secular, cyclical, and seasonal

John Tschetter, John Kujasuewicz

Construction employment growth roughly paralleled that of total employment during 1950-80; but, compared with the total economy, the demand for labor takes longer to recover from recessions.

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