Industry's unemployment rate rises from May level but is down year over year.

Safety sweeps in June prompted closures, as Commissioner Melanie La Rocca touts "zero tolerance," and agency issues new multi-year analysis of injuries and deaths.

Half of the payment is back pay for 362 workers; the rest is for liquidated damages.

Legislation passed June 2 and set to be signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, limits to three years contractor liabilty for a subcontractor not paying wages.

Job losses in nonresidential segments outpace increase in residential building.

Contractors restarted retail giant's 3.6-milion-sq-ft Windsor project for second time on May 27 in the wake of eightth incident of a noose at the worksite.