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Construction Workforce Shortages Are Leading Cause Of Project Delays As Immigration Enforcement Affects Nearly 1/3 Of Firms

By kara cuva | September 2, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Workforce Shortages Are Leading Cause Of Project Delays As Immigration Enforcement Affects Nearly 1/3 Of Firms

92 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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Barely Half Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From July 2024 To July 2025; Association To Unveil Survey Finding Firms Struggle To Fill Openings

By kara cuva | September 2, 2025 | Comments Off on Barely Half Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From July 2024 To July 2025; Association To Unveil Survey Finding Firms Struggle To Fill Openings

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…

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Construction Employment Increases In 31 States And D.C. From July 2024 To July 2025; While 22 States Add Construction Jobs From June To July

By admin@agcfla.build | August 18, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 31 States And D.C. From July 2024 To July 2025; While 22 States Add Construction Jobs From June To July

Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While California and New Jersey Have the Worst Yearly Losses; Oregon and Colorado Top Monthly Gainers; California…

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Costs Accelerate Again In July For Nonresidential Construction Materials As Tariff Drive Up Prices For Aluminum, Steel And Copper Items

By admin@agcfla.build | August 14, 2025 | Comments Off on Costs Accelerate Again In July For Nonresidential Construction Materials As Tariff Drive Up Prices For Aluminum, Steel And Copper Items

Largest Increase in Two and a Half Years Comes as Construction Officials Urge Administration to Finalize Negotiations with Key Trading Partners to Ease Punitive Tariffs…

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Construction Employment Inches Up By 2,000 Jobs In July, While Spending Declines By 0.4 Percent In June As Owners Defer And Cancel New Projects

By admin@agcfla.build | August 1, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Inches Up By 2,000 Jobs In July, While Spending Declines By 0.4 Percent In June As Owners Defer And Cancel New Projects

Year-over-Year Gains in Employment Slow Sharply from Previous 12 Months; Private Residential and Nonresidential Outlays Decline from May and from June 2024, Offsetting Small Gain…

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Construction Employment Stalls With Only Half Of Metro Areas Adding Jobs From June 2024 To June 2025 As Industry Is Stuck In A “Holding Pattern”

By admin@agcfla.build | July 30, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Stalls With Only Half Of Metro Areas Adding Jobs From June 2024 To June 2025 As Industry Is Stuck In A “Holding Pattern”

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 Exactly half of…

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CONSTRUCTION JOBS DECLINE IN 26 STATES BETWEEN MAY AND LAST MONTH;

By kara cuva | July 18, 2025 | Comments Off on CONSTRUCTION JOBS DECLINE IN 26 STATES BETWEEN MAY AND LAST MONTH;

CONSTRUCTION JOBS DECLINE IN 26 STATES BETWEEN MAY AND LAST MONTH; SECTOR’S EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 33 STATES AND D.C. FROM A YEAR AGO Texas and…

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Nonresidential Construction Materials and Services Costs Accelerate Again in June as Industry Awaits Impact of Announced Tariff Increases

By admin@agcfla.build | July 16, 2025 | Comments Off on Nonresidential Construction Materials and Services Costs Accelerate Again in June as Industry Awaits Impact of Announced Tariff Increases

Steel and Concrete Prices Remain Elevated While Most Other Materials Stay Flat; AGC Warns That Tariff Pressures Could Reignite Cost Volatility, Undermine Benefits of New…

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Construction Firms Add 15,000 Jobs In June As Hourly Wages In The Sector Rise To $37.20 As Firms Strive To Retain Workers Amid Market Uncertainty

By admin@agcfla.build | July 3, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Firms Add 15,000 Jobs In June As Hourly Wages In The Sector Rise To $37.20 As Firms Strive To Retain Workers Amid Market Uncertainty

Nonresidential Sector Continues Steady Employment Gains Even as Residential and Heavy Civil Construction Falls; As the Construction Unemployment Rate Falls to Near Historic Low of…

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Construction Spending Decreases By 0.3 Percent From April To May And 3.5 Percent Over 12 Months, Marking Largest Yearly Drop Since 2019

By admin@agcfla.build | July 1, 2025 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Decreases By 0.3 Percent From April To May And 3.5 Percent Over 12 Months, Marking Largest Yearly Drop Since 2019

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…

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