Construction unemployment rates improved in 46 states and throughout the nation in May on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. The May national not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rate of 5.2 percent was 1.5 percent lower than a year ago, while the industry employed 213,000 more people than in May 2015.

Pinal Partnership’s McFarland talks lobbying, projects
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Pinal Partnership.) By Noah Cullen | Pinal Partnership Craig McFarland, former Casa Grande mayor and current president and CEO of