Skip to content

Construction Employment Decreases By 11,000 In December, Ends Year Little Changed As Owners Delay Committing To Nonresidential Projects

By kara cuva | January 9, 2026 | Comments Off on 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…

Read More

Contractors Have ‘Dampened’ Expectations For 2026, Apart From Data Centers And Power Projects, Amid Worries About The Economy, Policy Uncertainties

By kara cuva | January 9, 2026 | Comments Off on Contractors Have ‘Dampened’ Expectations For 2026, Apart From Data Centers And Power Projects, Amid Worries About The Economy, Policy Uncertainties

New Industry Outlook Shows Most Contractors Have Been Affected by Tariffs and One-in-Three Have Felt the Impacts of Enhanced Immigration Enforcement, Yet Most Firms Plans…

Read More

Construction Jobs Increase In 32 States And D.C. Between November 2024 And November 2025; 26 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In November

By kara cuva | January 7, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Jobs Increase In 32 States And D.C. Between November 2024 And November 2025; 26 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In November

Texas and Iowa Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While New York and New Jersey Have the Worst Yearly Declines; Minnesota and Idaho Top Lists of Monthly…

Read More

Construction Employment Diverges In September As Half Of Metro Areas Add Employees, While Headcount Stalls Or Shrinks In The Other Half

By kara cuva | December 19, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Diverges In September As Half Of Metro Areas Add Employees, While Headcount Stalls Or Shrinks In The Other Half

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, Va.-W.Va. and Washington, D.C.-Md. Top Lists of Yearly Job Gains, While New York City Experiences Largest Construction Job Loss from September 2024 to September 2025  …

Read More

Construction Firms Add 28,000 Jobs In November, Outpacing Overall Job Growth Rates As Nonresidential Segment Continues To Lead Gains

By kara cuva | December 17, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Firms Add 28,000 Jobs In November, Outpacing Overall Job Growth Rates As Nonresidential Segment Continues To Lead Gains

Construction Employment Growth Outpaces Overall Nonfarm Payrolls; Average Wages in Construction Rise to $37.83 an Hour as Labor Market Remains Tight Amid a Shrinking Pool…

Read More

Construction Jobs Increase In 27 States & D.C. Between September 2024 & September 2025; 31 States & D.C. Add Construction Jobs In September

By kara cuva | December 12, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Jobs Increase In 27 States & D.C. Between September 2024 & September 2025; 31 States & D.C. Add Construction Jobs In September

Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While New York and New Jersey Have the Worst Yearly Declines; Texas and Michigan Top Monthly Gainers;…

Read More

Construction Input Costs Rise Again In September As Metals, Diesel And Concrete Products Drive Year-over-year Increases

By kara cuva | November 26, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Input Costs Rise Again In September As Metals, Diesel And Concrete Products Drive Year-over-year Increases

Contractors Face Renewed Cost Pressures as Key Materials Show Firming Prices Across 2025 The producer price index for materials and services used in nonresidential construction…

Read More

Construction Firms Add 19,000 Jobs In September, Craft Workers’ Wages Rise To $37.64 As Firms Try To Retain Workers Amid Market Uncertainty

By kara cuva | November 20, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Firms Add 19,000 Jobs In September, Craft Workers’ Wages Rise To $37.64 As Firms Try To Retain Workers Amid Market Uncertainty

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 More

Construction Spending Rises 0.2 Percent In August As Residential Gains Outweigh Decreases Among Nonresidential Segments

By kara cuva | November 19, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Rises 0.2 Percent In August As Residential Gains Outweigh Decreases Among Nonresidential Segments

Delayed 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 More

Construction Officials Urge Congress to Pass a Clean Continuing Resolution to Reopen the Government and Keep Vital Construction Projects Underway

By kara cuva | October 6, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Officials Urge Congress to Pass a Clean Continuing Resolution to Reopen the Government and Keep Vital Construction Projects Underway

The 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 More