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Construction Pay Continues to Increase as Average Hourly Earnings Hits $35.27, as Industry Officials Push for Measures to Encourage More People to Pursue High-Paying Construction Careers The construction industry added only 1,000 employees in October while it continued to boost wages for hourly workers as firms compete to hire from a small labor pool, according…

Construction Spending Hits $1.811 Trillion in September Driven by Big Boosts in Annual Manufacturing, Lodging & Commercial Activity, Transportation Investments Lag as Regulations Bog Down Infrastructure Total construction spending increased by 0.2 percent for the month of September and by 10.9 percent for the year as nonresidential construction activity now outpaces residential construction, according to…

Construction Industry’s Election Fund Also Provides the Maximum Contribution to Support Mr. Laxalt’s Campaign Noting His Long-Time Support for Common Sense, Pro-Growth Measures The Associated General Contractors of America Political Action Committee, also known as the AGC PAC, announced today that it has endorsed Adam Laxalt for the United States Senate. AGC PAC officials said they are…

Florida Has Largest Pickup in Jobs, While North Dakota Experiences Largest Percentage Increases, Texas & New Jersey Lose the Most Jobs Annually and Monthly, Mississippi & Alabama Have Largest Percentage Drops Thirty-two states added construction jobs between August and September and an equal number boosted construction employment during the past twelve months, according to a…

Construction Association Cautions that New Buy America Rules Will Only Add to the Pain by Limiting Contractors’ Ability to Bargain on Pricing for Federally Funded Infrastructure and Building Projects The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction jumped 12.6 percent in September from a year earlier despite a dip of 0.2 percent last…

Construction Association Officials Say Demand for Housing and Developer-Financed Projects Getting Crushed by Rising Interest Rates, But Infrastructure, Power and Manufacturing Could Gain Steam Soon Total construction spending declined by 0.7 percent in August as spending on new houses turned sharply lower, while public and private nonresidential construction posted mixed results, according to an analysis the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 22, 2022 Contact: Michelle DePotter (561) 312-3991 CONSTRUCTION GROUP LAUNCHES NEW EFFORT TO COMBAT HIGH SUICIDE RATES AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE INDUSTRY’S WORKERS AGC Florida East Coast Chapter Chief Executive Officer, Michelle DePotter, Tapped to Serve on AGC of America’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Task Force The…

Wed, 09/28/2022 – 10:30 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, Muskegon, Mich., Bloomington, Ill. Have Largest 12-Month Gains; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. and Richmond, Va. Experience the Worst Year-over-Year Decreases Construction employment increased in 246 or 69 percent of 358 metro areas between August 2021 and August 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new…

Arizona Has Largest One-Month Pickup in Jobs, While Minnesota and Wyoming Have Largest Decreases; Lack of Qualified Applicants Is Major Reason for Project Delays as 93 Percent of Firms Report Openings Construction employment climbed in 31 states from July to August, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 22, 2022 Contact: Michelle DePotter (561) 312-3991 CONSTRUCTION GROUP LAUNCHES NEW EFFORT TO COMBAT HIGH SUICIDE RATES AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE INDUSTRY’S WORKERS AGC Florida East Coast Chapter Chief Executive Officer, Michelle DePotter, Tapped to Serve on AGC of America’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Task Force The…