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Public Sector Gains Offset by Continued Declines in Private Sector Construction Activity as Uncertainty about Tariffs, Taxes, and Labor Policy Prompt Developers to Reconsider or Delay Projects Construction spending fell for the fourth month in a row in May, declining 0.3 percent from April and 3.5 percent from a year earlier, the largest year-over-year decrease…

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va.-W.Va. and Las Cruces, N.M. Again Lead in Number and Percentage of Yearly Job Gains, While Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Niles, Mich. Have Worst Declines Construction employment increased in 180, or exactly 50 percent, of 360 metro areas between May 2024 and May 2025, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association…

Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While California and Washington Have the Worst Yearly Losses; Michigan and Montana Top Monthly Gainers; Vermont, Virginia & California Have the Worst Declines Construction employment increased in 33 states and the District of Columbia in May from a year earlier, while 27 states added construction jobs between…

Increases in Nonresidential Construction Employment were Tempered by Declines in Residential Construction Jobs; Average Hourly Earnings Up 4.7 Percent as Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.5 Percent Construction sector employment increased by 4,000 positions in May as rising wages enabled the industry to add workers more rapidly than other sectors, according to an analysis of new government data…

Private Nonresidential Investment and Homebuilding Decline as Uncertainty over Tariffs and Trade Friction Keeps Contractors and Owners Guessing about Costs and Demand for Upcoming Projects Construction spending fell for the third month in a row in April, declining 0.4 percent from March and 0.5 percent from a year earlier—the first year-over-year decrease since April 2019,…

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va.-W.Va. and Las Cruces, N.M. Have Highest Job Gains over 12 Months, While Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Monroe, Mich. Experience Worst Job Losses Construction employment increased in 184 out of 360 metro areas, slightly more than half, between April 2024 and April 2025, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association…

Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While Washington Has the Worst Yearly Losses; California and Virginia Top Lists of Monthly Gainers While Washington and Alaska Have the Worst Monthly Losses Construction employment increased in 32 states and the District of Columbia in April from a year earlier, but only 24 states added construction…

Association’s Education & Research Foundation Presented a $50,000 Check to Svoboda’s Alma Mater, the University of Wyoming’s Construction Management Program on His Behalf to Help Support Future Leaders Kiewit Infrastructure’s Michael Svoboda won the inaugural Bowen Prize for Great Builders from the Associated General Contractors of America in recognition of his field leadership during the…

Association Presents Firm with $7,000 to Help Share its New Tool that Uses Artificial Intelligence Makes Sure to Collect Insights from Senior Asphalt Paving Professionals before they Retire Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction awarded for its development of an innovative AI-powered training tool, called Asphalt Guru – designed to address the looming retirement of experienced asphalt…

ndustry Adds Jobs at Faster Rate than Overall Economy as Average Hourly Wages Outpace Rise in Private Sector Earnings; Construction Unemployment Rate of 5.6 Percent Matches Year-Ago Level Construction sector employment increased by 11,000 positions in April as rising wages enabled the industry to add workers more rapidly than other sectors, according to an analysis of new…