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Construction Employment In July Trails Pre-Pandemic Level In 15 States As Lack Of Qualified Workers Leaves Many Jobs Unfilled
Fri, 08/19/2022 – 12:24 New York Has Largest Job Loss Since February 2020 Peak, While Florida, Utah Top List of States with Gains; New York Has Worst Monthly Decline from June, While California and Texas Lead Job Gainers in July Construction employment in July continued to trail pre-pandemic levels in 15 states as contractors struggled to…
Read MoreNew Federal Project Labor Agreement Rule Will Prevent Most Firms From Bidding on Federal Construction Projects and Hurt Minority Firms
Thu, 08/18/2022 – 17:02 NEW FEDERAL PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT RULE WILL PREVENT MOST FIRMS FROM BIDDING ON FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND HURT MINORITY FIRMSConstruction Official Warns That Newly Released Proposed Federal Rule for Government-MandatedProject Labor Agreements Will Limit Competition, Inflate Costs and Harm Disadvantaged Businesses The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of…
Read MoreAGC PAC: The Associated General Contractors Of America Political Action Committee Endorses Representative Mullin For The U.S. Senate And State Representative Frix For The U.S. House
Thu, 08/18/2022 – 09:47 Construction Industry’s Election Fund Also Provides the Maximum Contribution to Support the Mullin and Frix Campaigns Noting Their Strong Mix of Private Sector and Legislative Experience The Associated General Contractors of America Political Action Committee, also known as the AGC PAC, announced today that it has endorsed Markwayne Mullin for the United States Senate…
Read MoreConstruction Input Costs Declined 1.3 Percent From June to July; Contractor Bid Prices Remain on the Rise
Thu, 08/11/2022 – 13:58 Prices of Concrete Products and Some Building Materials Continue to Rise, While Diesel Fuel, Asphalt, Lumber and Some Metals Fall in Month of July The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction fell 1.3 percent last month, while contractors’ bid prices rose 5.4 percent, according to an analysis by the Associated…
Read MoreConstruction Firms Add 32,000 Jobs In July As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.5 Percent & Number Of Unfilled Positions Nears Record Level
Fri, 08/05/2022 – 12:14 Association Official Says Labor Shortages are Keeping the Construction Sector from Adding Even More Jobs, Urges New Public Investments in Construction Workforce Development and Training Programs Construction firms added 32,000 jobs in July as the sector’s unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent and the number of unfilled construction positions approaches record…
Read MoreConstruction Employment Was Flat Or Down In 112 Of 358 Metro Areas Between June 2021 & 2022 As Firms Cope With Labor & Material Shortages
Wed, 08/03/2022 – 11:29 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Grants Pass, Ore. Post the Largest Gains Over 12 Months; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. and Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, N.J. Experience the Worst Declines in Past Year Construction employment fell in 61 and was unchanged in another 51 out of 358 metro areas between June 2021 and June 2022, according to…
Read MoreConstruction Spending Falls in June with Declines in Residential and Nonresidential Activity Amid Growing Labor and Materials Shortages
Mon, 08/01/2022 – 13:28 Construction Association Official Says Supply Chain Challenges and Lack of Workers is Suppressing Demand for New Construction Amid Higher Construction Costs and Longer Schedules Total construction spending fell by 1.1 percent in June as spending on new housing and nonresidential projects declined compared to May, according to an analysis the Associated General…
Read MoreConstruction Employment In June Continues To Lag Pre-Pandemic Level In 18 States As Lack Of Qualified Workers Holds Down Hiring
Fri, 07/22/2022 – 13:39 New York Has Largest Shortfall Compared to February 2020 Peak, While Utah Tops List of States with Gains; California, Connecticut Have Worst Monthly Declines, While Pennsylvania, Oregon Lead Job Gainers in June Construction employment in June continued to trail pre-pandemic levels in more than one-third of the states despite record job openings,…
Read MoreConstruction Input Costs Jump 1.1 Percent From May To June, Adding To Pressure On Contractors Despite Recent Decline In Some Materials Prices
Thu, 07/14/2022 – 11:44 Recent Increases Drove Up Prices of Diesel Fuel, Building, and Paving Materials, Outweighing Decreases in Metals and Lumber Costs, While Producers Have Implemented or Announced Further Price Hikes The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction jumped 1.1 percent last month, outpacing the rise in contractors’ bid prices, according…
Read MoreConstruction Employment Climbs By 13,000 In June But Plunge In Jobseekers Leaves Industry With Record Number Of Unfilled Positions At End Of May
Fri, 07/08/2022 – 11:33 Association Has Created Recruiting and Retention Campaigns, But Construction Officials Urge Public Leaders to Establish Programs to Expose More Future and Current Workers to Construction Opportunities The construction industry added 13,000 jobs in June as the number of jobseekers with construction experience plunged to a record low for the month according…
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