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Construction Adds 20,000 Employees In November As Average Hourly Pay Jumps More Than 6 Percent, Outpacing Overall Private Sector Increase

By admin@agcfla.build | December 2, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Adds 20,000 Employees In November As Average Hourly Pay Jumps More Than 6 Percent, Outpacing Overall Private Sector Increase

But Record-Tying Low Unemployment Rate of 3.9 Percent and Elevated Number of Job Openings Suggest Construction Industry Continues to Fall Short of Hiring as Many Workers…

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Construction Spending Slips In October With Declines In Most Major Categories As Worker Shortages Slow Project Completion Times

By admin@agcfla.build | December 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Slips In October With Declines In Most Major Categories As Worker Shortages Slow Project Completion Times

Construction Spending Declines 0.3 Percent from September with Decreases for Residential, Commercial, Highway, and Manufacturing Segments; Contractors Fill Less Than Half the Open Positions in…

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Construction Employment Increases In Three Out Of Four Metro Areas From October 2021 To October 2022 As Tight Labor Market Limits Hiring

By admin@agcfla.build | November 29, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In Three Out Of Four Metro Areas From October 2021 To October 2022 As Tight Labor Market Limits Hiring

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Provo-Orem, Utah Post the Largest Year-over-Year Gains; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. and Baton Rouge, La. Experience the Worst Decreases over 12 Months Construction employment…

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Construction Employment Increases in 27 States From September to October as Surge in Job Openings Shows Need for More Workers

By admin@agcfla.build | November 18, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases in 27 States From September to October as Surge in Job Openings Shows Need for More Workers

New York and North Dakota Add the Most Jobs, While Pennsylvania and Louisiana Have Largest Decreases;Open Positions at End of September Exceeds Total Number of…

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Construction Bid Prices Jump In October Amid Mixed Costs For Materials As Contractors Cope With Supply-Chain, Labor Availability Challenges

By admin@agcfla.build | November 15, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Bid Prices Jump In October Amid Mixed Costs For Materials As Contractors Cope With Supply-Chain, Labor Availability Challenges

Association Officials Caution that Higher Construction Costs Could Undermine Demand for Projects, Urge Biden Administration to Remove Tariffs on Key Materials, Continue to Untangle Supply…

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Construction Adds Only 1,000 Employees In October As Firms Struggle To Find More Workers To Hire Amid Tight Labor Conditions For The Sector

By admin@agcfla.build | November 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Adds Only 1,000 Employees In October As Firms Struggle To Find More Workers To Hire Amid Tight Labor Conditions For The Sector

Construction Pay Continues to Increase as Average Hourly Earnings Hits $35.27, as Industry Officials Push for Measures to Encourage More People to Pursue High-Paying Construction…

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Construction Spending Ticks Up In September Driven By Nonresidential Construction, Despite Drop In Public-Sector Activity For The Month

By admin@agcfla.build | November 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Ticks Up In September Driven By Nonresidential Construction, Despite Drop In Public-Sector Activity For The Month

Construction Spending Hits $1.811 Trillion in September Driven by Big Boosts in Annual Manufacturing, Lodging & Commercial Activity, Transportation Investments Lag as Regulations Bog Down…

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AGC PAC: The Associated General Contractors Of America Political Action Committee Endorses Adam Laxalt For U.S. Senate

By admin@agcfla.build | November 1, 2022 | Comments Off on AGC PAC: The Associated General Contractors Of America Political Action Committee Endorses Adam Laxalt For U.S. Senate

Construction Industry’s Election Fund Also Provides the Maximum Contribution to Support Mr. Laxalt’s Campaign Noting His Long-Time Support for Common Sense, Pro-Growth Measures The Associated General Contractors…

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32 States Add Construction Jobs Between August And September, And For The Year, Even As Labor Shortages Hold Back Larger Gains

By admin@agcfla.build | October 21, 2022 | Comments Off on 32 States Add Construction Jobs Between August And September, And For The Year, Even As Labor Shortages Hold Back Larger Gains

Florida Has Largest Pickup in Jobs, While North Dakota Experiences Largest Percentage Increases, Texas & New Jersey Lose the Most Jobs Annually and Monthly, Mississippi…

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Construction Input Costs Jump 12.6 Percent Year-Over-Year Despite Dip In September As Most Materials Post Double-Digit Increases Over 12 Months

By admin@agcfla.build | October 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Input Costs Jump 12.6 Percent Year-Over-Year Despite Dip In September As Most Materials Post Double-Digit Increases Over 12 Months

Construction Association Cautions that New Buy America Rules Will Only Add to the Pain by Limiting Contractors’ Ability to Bargain on Pricing for Federally Funded…

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