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Construction Group Launches Campaign To Push For New Highway And Transit Funding To Preserve Economic Growth In Communities Across The Country America’s Moving Forward Campaign to Urge Congress to Pass New Surface Transportation Bill on Time, as New Associated General Contractors of America Report Finds Most Major Metros Added Construction Jobs Since 2020   The…

Construction Employment Increased By 33,000 In January As Nonresidential Hiring Drives Modest Growth January Gains Concentrated in Nonresidential Sectors as Uncertainty Over Federal Infrastructure Funding Clouds 2026 Outlook   Construction employment increased by 33,000 jobs in January, with gains concentrated in nonresidential construction, according to an analysis of new government data released today by the Associated General…

Construction Employment Increases In Less Than Half Of Metro Areas In December Amid Stalled Demand For Many Types Of Construction Projects Washington, D.C.-Md., Elizabethtown, Ky. Top Lists of Yearly Job Gains, While Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, Nev. Has Worst Losses for the Year as Firms Struggle with Lax Demand, Labor Shortages   Just under half of metro…

Double-digit Increases In Aluminum, Steel And Copper Costs Drive Up Producer Price Indexes For Construction Materials And Equipment In 2025 High Tariff Rates on Key Materials Appear to Be Enabling Domestic Producers to Make Substantial Price Increases, Making it Hard for Contractors to Know How Much to Bid for Future Projects The producer price index…

Construction Jobs Increase In 34 States And D.C. Between December 2024 And December 2025; 20 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In December Texas and Hawaii Have Highest 12-Month Increases, While California and Nevada Have the Worst Declines in 2025; Arizona and Montana Top Lists of Monthly Gainers; Minnesota Has the Worst Number and Percent…

Construction Spending Increases By 0.5 Percent In October As Gains In Public Outlays, Home Renovation Offset Declines In Other Private Work Association Survey Finds Subdued Outlook for Spending Growth, Apart from Data Centers and Power Projects; Officials Urge Administration to Streamline Decision-Making, Boost Workforce Development Spending on projects underway in October climbed by 0.5 percent…

Construction Employment Increases In Small Majority Of Metro Areas In November; Survey Shows Contractors Have Subdued Expectations For 2026 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas, Kankakee, Ill., Owensboro, Ky. Top Lists of Year-over-Year Job Gains, While New York City, Newark, N.J., Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, Nev. Have Worst Losses   Just over half of metro areas added construction jobs between…

Commercial Construction Firms In Washington, D.C. Will Be Able To Join AGC Of Virginia As Chapter Expands To Cover The Nation’s Capital Chapter will Advocate for the Industry Across the Commonwealth and D.C. Offering Enhanced Networking, Educational and Workforce Development Services   Commercial construction firms in Washington, D.C. will now be able to join the…

Construction Costs Rise At Fastest Rate Since January 2023 In November, Outpacing Increases In Contractors’ Bid Prices For New Buildings Association Survey Finds Majority of Contractors Lists Materials Costs as a Major Concern for 2026; Most Firms Report Tariffs Have Caused Them to Raise Bid Prices, Pass on Costs, Accelerate Purchases The producer price index for…

Construction Employment Decreases By 11,000 In December, Ends Year Little Changed As Owners Delay Committing To Nonresidential Projects Employment Data Echoes Findings in Construction Association’s New 2026 Outlook, Which Shows Most Contractors Have “Dampened” Expectations for Most Market Segments Amid Economic, Labor Worries   Construction employment declined by 11,000 positions in December, with modest decreases…