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Construction Employment Increases in 45 States and D.C. From July 2022 to July 2023, While 27 States and D.C. Add Employees in Latest Month

By andrea@agcfla.build | August 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases in 45 States and D.C. From July 2022 to July 2023, While 27 States and D.C. Add Employees in Latest Month

Fri, 08/18/2023 – 12:37 Texas and Arkansas Top Lists of Year-over-Year Gains, While Colorado, North Dakota Record the Worst Losses; Texas and Nebraska Lead in Monthly…

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Bid Prices Fall 1.4 Percent as Construction Materials and Services Prices Increase 0.2 Percent in July

By admin@agcfla.build | August 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Bid Prices Fall 1.4 Percent as Construction Materials and Services Prices Increase 0.2 Percent in July

Fri, 08/11/2023 – 12:22 Construction Material Prices Remain Mostly Flat in the Month of July; Buy America Rules Remain an Ongoing Challenge for Firms as…

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Massive New Department of Labor Davis-Bacon Rule Misses the Mark to Modernize Regulations

By admin@agcfla.build | August 8, 2023 | Comments Off on Massive New Department of Labor Davis-Bacon Rule Misses the Mark to Modernize Regulations

Tue, 08/08/2023 – 11:03 Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Which Covers Labor Standards That Apply to Federal and…

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Construction Firms Add 19,000 Jobs In July As Sector’s Unemployment Level Hits 3.9 Percent And Average Sector Pay Increases To $34.24 Per Hour

By admin@agcfla.build | August 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Firms Add 19,000 Jobs In July As Sector’s Unemployment Level Hits 3.9 Percent And Average Sector Pay Increases To $34.24 Per Hour

Fri, 08/04/2023 – 11:43 Construction Employment Reaches 7,791,000 in July as Data Shows Firms Can’t Find Enough Workers to Replace Retiring Workers, Association Officials Call…

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Construction Employment Increases In 221 Of 358 Metro Areas From June 2022 To June 2023 As Firms Struggle To Find Qualified Workers

By admin@agcfla.build | August 2, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 221 Of 358 Metro Areas From June 2022 To June 2023 As Firms Struggle To Find Qualified Workers

Wed, 08/02/2023 – 16:56 Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Corvallis, Ore. Experience Largest Number and Percentage of Gains; St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. and Monroe, Mich. Have Most Extensive Construction…

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Construction Spending Grows 0.5 Percent In June To An Annual Rate Of $1.94 Trillion As Demand For Residential & Nonresidential Construction Rises

By admin@agcfla.build | August 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Grows 0.5 Percent In June To An Annual Rate Of $1.94 Trillion As Demand For Residential & Nonresidential Construction Rises

Solid Gains in Commercial, Manufacturing and Office Construction Offset Declines in Power and Highway and Street Construction Between May and June as Association Officials Call…

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Construction Employment Increases In 45 States From June 2022 To June 2023, While 33 States Add Construction Employees From May To June

By admin@agcfla.build | July 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 45 States From June 2022 To June 2023, While 33 States Add Construction Employees From May To June

Texas and Arkansas Top List of Yearly Gains, While Missouri, North Dakota, and Vermont Have Worst Losses; Texas and South Dakota Lead in Monthly Job Increases,…

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Construction Firms Add 23,000 Jobs In June As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Sets 24-year Low Of 3.6 Percent And Craft Workers’ Hourly Pay Tops $34

By bailey@agcfla.build | July 7, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Firms Add 23,000 Jobs In June As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Sets 24-year Low Of 3.6 Percent And Craft Workers’ Hourly Pay Tops $34

Construction Gains Were Evenly Split Between Residential and Nonresidential Firms for the Month, But Near-Record Job Openings at End of May Point to Ongoing Challenges…

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Construction Spending Shows Mixed Results in May as Infrastructure Categories Lag While Manufacturing Projects and Homebuilding Surge

By bailey@agcfla.build | July 5, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Shows Mixed Results in May as Infrastructure Categories Lag While Manufacturing Projects and Homebuilding Surge

Construction Association Urges Federal Officials to Issue Timely, Clear, and Consistent Regulations That Will Facilitate Spending to Proceed on a Wide Range of Projects Already Approved…

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Construction Employment Increases In 230 Of 358 Metro Areas From May 2022 To May 2023 As Contractors Try To Hire Amid Worker Shortages

By bailey@agcfla.build | June 29, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 230 Of 358 Metro Areas From May 2022 To May 2023 As Contractors Try To Hire Amid Worker Shortages

Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. Experience Largest Number and Percentage of Gains; Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Monroe, Mich. Have Most Extensive Construction Job Losses Construction…

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