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Construction Employment Increases In 283 Of 358 Metro Areas From February 2022 To 2023 As Job Openings Show Need For Even More Workers
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. Experience Largest Number and Percentage of Gains; Lawton, Okla. and Sacramento—Roseville—Arden-Arcade, Calif. Have Most Extensive Construction Job Losses Construction employment increased in 283, or 79 percent, of 358 metro areas between February 2022 and February 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Meanwhile,…
Read MoreInflation, labor shortages, supply-chain causing delays to county construction projects
Mike Diamond – Palm Beach Post Supply-chain issues, high labor costs, and inflation are creating havoc with more than a half-billion dollars in county construction projects, forcing delays of as long as a year, according to county officials. Isami Ayala-Collazo, director of Facilities Development & Operations for Palm Beach County, recently told county commissioners that additional…
Read MoreConstruction Spending Slips in February Despite Private Nonresidential Increases as Homebuilding and Public Construction Outlays Retreat
Construction Officials Urge Biden Administration to Focus on Progress When It Comes to New Federal Investments in Infrastructure, Semiconductor Plant and Green Energy Construction Projects Total construction spending decreased by 0.1 percent in February, as declines in single-family homebuilding and public construction outweighed a pickup in private nonresidential construction, according to an analysis by the…
Read MoreSpire Consulting Group, LLC Of Austin, Texas Named Diverse Business Of The Year By National Construction Association
Associated General Contractors of America Also Recognizes Hensel Phelps, Gilbane Building Company, Battaglia Associates, Inc.; and Bermudez Longo Díaz Massó, LLC for their Diversity & Inclusion Programs Austin’s Spire Consulting Group was named as the 2023 Diverse Business of the Year award winner by the Associated General Contractors of America, association officials announced today. The association also…
Read MoreLEADING FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF ITS 2023 PRIORITY BILL TO CURTAIL ABUSIVE LITIGATION AGAINST CONTRACTORS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Leading Florida Construction Association Announces Passage of Its 2023 Priority Bill To Curtail Abusive Litigation Against Contractors Tallahassee — The Florida Associated General Contractors Council (Florida AGC Council) is pleased to announce that its priority bill for 2023 (SB 360) has now passed the Florida Legislature. This…
Read MoreHensel Phelps of Greeley, Colorado Named Nation’s Safest Construction Company In 2022 By National Contractors Group
Hensel Phelps Wins AGC-WTW Construction Safety Excellence Awards Grand Prize as 47 Other Companies Win Awards for Quality Construction Safety & Health Programs Hensel Phelps was recognized for having the nation’s top construction safety and health program in 2022 by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The association, which oversees the prestigious AGC-WTW Construction Safety…
Read MoreConstruction Employment Rises In 45 States Between February 2022 And Last Month, While 24 States Add Employees From January To February
Texas and Rhode Island Top List of Yearly Gains, While West Virginia Lags with Number and Percent of Losses; California, Minnesota, Rhode Island Lead in Monthly Job Increases, While Tennessee and Hawaii Trail Construction employment increased in 45 states in February from a year earlier, while 24 states added construction jobs from January to February, according…
Read MoreConstruction Employment Increases in 306 of 358 Metro Areas From January 2022 to 2023; Contractors Expect Rise in Nonresidential Work
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Janesville-Beloit, Wisc. Have Largest 12-Month Gains, While Monroe, Mich., Lake Charles, La., and Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, Calif. Experience Worst Year-over-Year Declines Construction employment increased in 306 of 358 metro areas between January 2022 and January 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials urged officials in…
Read MoreConstruction Input Costs Rise 0.4 Percent In February, Outpacing Bid-Price Increase Of 0.1 Percent, As Wide Variety Of Materials Posts Price Gains
Large Increases Hit Price Indexes for Flat Glass, Metals, Cement, and Paving Materials; Association Officials Urge Federal Leaders to Ease Proposed Rules that Will Make Products Even More Expensive The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction increased by 0.4 percent from January to February, outpacing the 0.1 percent increase in contractors’ bid…
Read MoreConstruction Employment Increases In 45 States From January 2022 To January 2023, While 42 States Add Jobs Between December And January
Texas and Montana Top List of Yearly Gains, While West Virginia Has Largest Number and Percent of Losses; Indiana and Iowa Lead in Monthly Job Increases, While California and West Virginia Have Largest Decreases Construction employment climbed in 45 states in January from a year earlier, while 42 states added construction jobs from December to January,…
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