Census Bureau reports October spending up a slight 0.5% from September but rose 3.4% from October 2015.

Spending dips 0.4% from August level and 0.2% compared with year-earlier figure, Census Bureau reports.

Nearly all construction segments gained jobs, led by residential building, up 7,900.

BLS reports industry's August rate dips to 5.1% from year-earlier 6.1% but rises from July's 4.5%

Commerce Dept. report says value of construction finished in March increased just 0.3% from February but rose 8% year over year.