Monthly Increase in Nonresidential Hiring Outpaces Smaller Gains in Residential Construction; Overall Industry Unemployment Rate Edges Up, However, but Stays Below Overall National Rate …
Read MoreDelayed Construction Spending Data Shows Impacts of Economic Uncertainty on Demand for Construction Following the Government Shutdown, Tariff Threats, and a Shrinking Labor Market Construction…
Read MoreThe chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Jeffrey D. Shoaf, issued the following statement today regarding the ongoing federal government shutdown:…
Read MoreArlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va.-W.Va. and Washington, D.C.-Md. Top Lists of Yearly Job Gains, While New York City and Baton Rouge, La. Have Worst Declines; Fewest Areas Since 2021 Had…
Read MoreConstruction Officials Say New Legislation from Congressman Lloyd Smucker Establishing a Visa Program for Construction Industry Offers a Good Short-Term Solution to Severe Workforce Shortages…
Read MoreTexas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While California and Nevada Have the Worst Yearly Declines; Florida and Mississippi Top Monthly Gainers; Nevada Has…
Read MoreConstruction Material Costs Continue To Accelerate In August Amid “Extreme” Price Hikes For Steel, Aluminum And Lumber After New Tariffs New AGC-NCCER Survey Finds Two…
Read MoreAssociation Survey Finds Tariffs, Other Policy Shifts Leading to Project Cancellations and Delays, While Substantial Share of Firms Reports Disruptions from Stepped-Up Immigration Enforcement Activity…
Read MoreAssociation Survey Finds Tariffs, Labor Shortages and Other Challenges Have Caused Owners to Cancel, Defer, or Shrink Project Starts as Construction Officials Push for Policy…
Read More92 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, As 45 Percent of Firms Say Labor Shortages are Causing Project…
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