Anecdotal evidence abounds of falling employment, particularly in construction, mining and export-oriented manufacturing.
In addition, even if they have lost their jobs, particularly in construction, Legaspi adds, they tend to pick up other employment, even at lower wages, often in the underground economy.
The claims have been important in 2010 as many companies have slowed down their recruiting as trepidation about the economy persisted, and as thousands of jobs related to the housing market, particularly in construction, were eliminated.
Unions, particularly in construction trades, were supportive.
As a result, the consistently high interest rate regime has impacted the growth of companies operating in China, particularly in the construction industry.
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The bad news: Workplace safety experts say the decline in fatalities was due in part to lower employment nationwide, particularly in the construction and manufacturing industries. (Construction-related deaths, still the highest among any profession on an absolute basis, dropped to 1, 178 from 1, 239.) Improved safety standards have helped stanch the bleeding, too, they say.
Ministers are concerned that judicial reviews, particularly in cases involving construction projects, are frustrating economic growth.
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It added that a fall in government spending had contributed to the particularly large fall in the construction sector.
You have undoubtedly some weather impact in the establishment survey, particularly in industries like construction and transportation, where one might easily presume that weather would affect the numbers coming out of that survey.
Growth was strong across the board, particularly in the service and construction sectors.
Last quarter, the company said that demand was healthy across market segments, but particularly in the non-residential construction, energy, oil and gas, and aerospace industries.
An Indonesian Business Forum held in Hong Kong recently outlined the thrust of government policy, which aims to boost the skill sets of Indonesian foreign workers, particularly those working in building and construction.
Some have questioned the validity of the ONS's figures, particularly on the construction industry, which has been particularly volatile in recent quarters.
All the same, German unions fear wages being squeezed in manual work, particularly construction, where they have been negotiating minimum wages agreements.
Al-Sanea has made most of his fortune investing in construction and finance, particularly by securing contracting deals for the construction of residential and industrial buildings near Saudi Arabia's Al-Khobar region.
Growth has been particularly hit hard at its Construction Industries division in China where sales have declined compared to the mid-2011 levels.
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Better regulations are needed on things like well construction and wastewater management, particularly in states without a recent history of natural gas production.
"Decisions made under our sole control, particularly in relations to our exposure to the property and construction sectors, negatively impacted our business, " it added.
Additionally, the growing construction industry in Asia-Pacific, particularly China, has driven growth in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, and real estate service businesses of Johnson Controls.
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"With the construction sector still in a slump, the domestic economy, particularly private consumption, has a long way to go, " said Mr Oh of Standard Chartered.
This is accounted for by increasing raw material costs, currency movements (particularly the pound's fall against the euro), bottlenecks in the supply chain and construction in progressively more challenging sites.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, for instance, found that factoring in infrastructure construction plus vehicle and fuel production increased total emissions for various modes of transportation, particularly train.
Yet bankruptcies among construction companies, the obvious beneficiaries of huge increases in public-works spending, have been rising particularly fast.
Another study carried out in India showed that female politicians promoted public-works projects that mattered particularly to women, such as well-construction.
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