FOR THE AVERAGE piece of work SEEKE...

FOR THE AVERAGE piece of work SEEKER IT looks like a tough market. The economy has missed 236,000 jobs since the beginning of the year. The unemployment rate in June unexpectedly hit 64 percent a nine-year high. And the number of "discouraged workers"--those who want piece of works but have given up the search--jumped to 478000 in June a 40 percent increase from last June

In construction it's a different story. Construction payrolls have increased for four month in a squabble a rare spot of optimism. While the construction industry (commercial and residential) added 16000 piece of works in June, ...