NJ construction employment on the rise

March 31, 2015

James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, cautioned that the large increase in New Jersey’s construction employment report for January and February may be revised downward, because the cold weather causes problems with the seasonal adjustment calculations used to estimate the figures.

Northjersey.com, March 31

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