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PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CLIMB AT HIGHEST RATE SINCE PANDEMIC, DRIVEN BY STEEP COST INCREASES FOR FUEL, ALUMINUM, COPPER AND DELIVERIES Construction Association Officials Warn that Prices for the Materials Contractors Need to Build Projects are Rising Far Faster than What Firms are Able to Charge to Build Those Projects   The producer price index…

Construction Employment Increases By 17,000 In May As Both Nonresidential And Residential Firms Add Jobs; Hourly Pay Rises By 5.0 Percent For The Year Industry Employment and Wage Gains Continue to Outpace Overall Labor Market But Future Job Growth May Stall from Growing Community Backlash to Data Centers, Risk Congress Won’t Pass New Highway Bill…

Construction Jobs Increase In Majority Of Metro Areas From April 2025 To April 2026 Amid Growing Data Center Pushback And Need For Highway Bill Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas and Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill. Lead in Job Gains Over 12 Months; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. and Lawton, Okla. Have Worst Job Losses   Construction employment increased in 192, or 53 percent,…

Construction Spending Rises 0.9 Percent Annually In April; Association Urges Officials To Renew Highway And Transit Funding By September Contracting Officials Cite Vital Role of Highway Spending in Supporting Economic Growth Nationwide As They Note Total Nonresidential Construction Spending Has Risen Only When Road Projects Increase   Construction spending increased 0.4 percent from March to April…

Architects, Contractors Unite To Strengthen Collaboration And Improve Project Outcomes New AIA-AGC Framework Highlights Best Practices for Communication, Risk Management and Team Performance   WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) today released a new joint framework aimed at strengthening collaboration between architects and contractors…

Construction Employment Increases In 32 States And D.C. Between April 2025 And April 2026; 32 States Add Construction Jobs From March To April Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Lag; Florida and New Mexico Lead in Monthly Gains, While New Jersey and Maine Have the…

Highway Contractors Report Growing Dangers In Work Zones As Distracted Driving And Weak Enforcement Persist, Putting Motorists At Greater Risk More Than Half of Firms Say Work Zone Crash Risks Increased Over the Past Year While 60 Percent Experienced Vehicle Intrusions into Active Work Zones; Association Urges Drivers to Slow Down and Stay Alert in Work…

Construction Jobs Increase In Fewer Than Half Metro Areas From March 2025 To 2026; Association Urges Prompt Action On Highway Bill To Support Wider Gains Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas and Idaho Falls, Idaho Have Highest Number and Percentage of Job Gains Since March 2025; New York City and Lawton, Okla. Have Largest and Steepest Job Losses   Construction…

Surging Materials And Energy Costs Drive Construction Input Prices Sharply Higher In April, Forcing Contractors To Pay More For Key Supplies Construction Association Officials Warn Rising Input Costs Are Outpacing Bid Prices, Increasing Pressure on Contractors and Project Budgets and Caution that a Gas Tax Holiday Will Do Little to Help   The producer price…

Construction Employment Rises By 9,000 In April As Nonresidential Hiring Offsets Residential Declines And Average Hourly Pay Rises To $38.73 Industry Employment Continues to Outpace Overall Job Growth Amid Strong Demand for Data Centers and Other Nonresidential Projects as Firms Continue to Boost Wages to Attract Workers   Construction employment rose by 9,000 jobs in…