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Construction Employment Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Peak In Majority Of Metro Areas; Association Calls For Steps To Enlarge Worker Supply | Apr. 6, 2022 | News Wednesday, 04/06/2022 – 10:56 a.m. Walla Walla, Washington and Salt Lake City, Utah Post the Largest Gains Over the Last Two Years; Odessa, Texas and New York City Experience the Worst Declines Since February 2020 High…

Construction Adds 19,000 Jobs In March, While Project Spending Rises For 12th Straight Month In February; Officials Warn Of Growing Challenges | Apr. 1, 2022 | News Friday, 04/01/2022 – 12:32 p.m. Contractors Association Urges Washington Officials to End Tariffs on Key Materials, Increase Funding for Career and Technical Education, and Widen Apprenticeship Opportunities for Working in Construction…

Construction Employment In February Tops Pre-Pandemic Total In 32 States But Soaring Costs, Supply Chain Woes Threaten Further Gains | Mar. 25, 2022 | News Friday, 03/25/2022 – 12:53 p.m. Florida and Idaho Have Strongest Recoveries from Two Years Ago, While New York, North Dakota Lag the Most, California and Rhode Island Top Lists of Gains from January,…

Three-fourths Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From January 2021 To 2022; Soaring Job Openings Indicate Lack Of Workers Kept Employment Totals Down | Mar. 17, 2022 | News Thursday, 03/17/2022 – 10:28 a.m. Cheyenne, Wyo. and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas Score the Largest 12-Month Increases; Sierra Vista-Douglas, Ariz. and New York City Experience the Worst Year-over-Year Declines Construction employment…

Materials Prices For Nonresidential Construction Soar 21 Percent From February 2021 To February 2022; Association Warns Of More Cost Increases | Mar. 15, 2022 | News Tuesday, 03/15/2022 – 12:23 p.m. Diesel Fuel Prices Spiked 57.5 Percent and Steel Mill Product Prices Surged by 74.4 Percent Compared to a Year Ago, Squeezing Already Narrow Margins for Contractors and…

Construction Employment Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels In 21 States And D.C. As Spiking Materials Prices Hinder Sector’s Recovery | Mar. 14, 2022 | News Monday, 03/14/2022 – 1:11p.m. New York & North Dakota Have Worst Losses Since February 2020, While Utah and Montana Added the Most, Illinois Registers Worst One-Month Job Loss, North Carolina & Mississippi Top Monthly Gains…

Construction Industry Adds 60,000 Jobs In February As Hourly Wages Post Steepest Rise Since 1982; Competition For Workers Expected To Intensify | Mar. 4, 2022 | News Friday, 03/04/2022 – 12:13 p.m.   Contractors Association Urges Washington Officials to Boost Funding for Career and Technical Education, Open More Apprenticeship Opportunities to Attract and Prepare Workers for Careers in…

Construction Spending Rose In January From December And January 2021 But Public Construction Is Being Delayed By Inaction In Washington | Mar. 1, 2022 | News Tuesday, 03/01/2022 – 11:53 a.m. Association Officials Note Congress Has Yet to Fund Promised Increases in Infrastructure Funding Outlined In the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, While Administration Adds Restrictions Congress Didn’t Put in…

Materials Prices Soar 20 Percent Between January 2021 And January 2022; Contractors’ Bid Prices Accelerate But Continue To Lag Cost Increases | Feb. 15, 2022 | News Tuesday, 02/15/2022 – 11:24 a.m. Construction Association Releases New Inflation Alert to Inform Owners, Officials of Cost, Supply, and Labor Challenges; Urges Federal Officials to Take Additional Steps to Ease Supply…

Senate Democrats’ Proposal To Suspend The Federal Gas Tax Will Not Lower Prices But Will Make It Harder To Fix Roads And Bridges | Feb 10, 2022 | News Thursday, 02/10/2022 – 2:43 p.m. Construction Official Says “Irresponsible” Proposal Won’t Address Root Causes of Higher Fuel Prices, But Will Blow a Huge Hole in the Federal Highway Trust…