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Plenty of good news has been coming in about housing lately. Here's a round-up.
7. Construction industry adds most jobs since 2006
Positive news on the job front today as payroll-processing giant ADP reports that November saw another 206,000 jobs added to the private business sector, well above what economists were projecting.
Construction employment was also up by 16,000, the biggest gain for the industry since November 2006.
The overall private-sector increase was the highest since December 2010 and almost twice the monthly average since May, ADP reported.
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