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Construction Employment Increases In 33 States And D.C. From June 2025 To June 2026; 28 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From May To June

By kara cuva | July 21, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 33 States And D.C. From June 2025 To June 2026; 28 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From May To June

  Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and New Hampshire Lag; New Mexico and Texas Top Monthly…

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Construction Input Costs Remain Sharply Higher Than A Year Ago Despite June Decline As Aluminum, Copper And Steel Prices Continue To Climb

By kara cuva | July 21, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Input Costs Remain Sharply Higher Than A Year Ago Despite June Decline As Aluminum, Copper And Steel Prices Continue To Climb

Construction Association Officials Warn Rising Input Costs Continue to Outpace Bid Prices While Trade Policy Uncertainty Complicates Project Planning   The producer price index for…

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78 Percent Of Voters Across The Country Want Congress To Pass A New Federal Highway, Bridge And Transit Funding Bill Before The Current Law Expires

By kara cuva | July 6, 2026 | Comments Off on 78 Percent Of Voters Across The Country Want Congress To Pass A New Federal Highway, Bridge And Transit Funding Bill Before The Current Law Expires

New National and 50-State Polling Shows More than Three-Quarters of Voters Are More Likely to Support a Member of Congress Who Backs the Bill and…

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Construction Employment Increases By 11,000 In June And 64,000 Over 12 Months; Industry Association Warns Gains May Fade Absent New Highway Funding Bill

By kara cuva | July 6, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases By 11,000 In June And 64,000 Over 12 Months; Industry Association Warns Gains May Fade Absent New Highway Funding Bill

Industry Employment and Wages Continue to Rise Faster Than Overall Labor Market as Association is Set to Release, Later Today, New National Polling Showing Broad,…

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AGC Urges Congress To Pass New Highway And Transit Bill By September As Construction Spending Declines 1.5 Percent

By kara cuva | July 1, 2026 | Comments Off on AGC Urges Congress To Pass New Highway And Transit Bill By September As Construction Spending Declines 1.5 Percent

Contracting Officials Warn That Failure to Renew Highway and Transit Funding Will Undercut One of the Economy’s Strongest Drivers in Public Infrastructure Spending Construction spending…

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Construction Jobs Increase In Less Than Half Of Metro Areas From May 2025 To May 2026 Amid Rising Costs, Ebbing Demand And Threats To Infrastructure Work

By kara cuva | June 29, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Jobs Increase In Less Than Half Of Metro Areas From May 2025 To May 2026 Amid Rising Costs, Ebbing Demand And Threats To Infrastructure Work

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas and Baton Rouge, La. Experience Largest Number and Percentage of Job Gains Over Latest 12 Months; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Lawton, Okla.…

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BIDEN-ERA EFFORT TO EXPAND DAVIS-BACON RULES BEYOND CONSTRUCTION VACATED BY FEDERAL COURT AFTER AGC AND LABOR DEPARTMENT RESOLVE SUIT

By kara cuva | June 29, 2026 | Comments Off on BIDEN-ERA EFFORT TO EXPAND DAVIS-BACON RULES BEYOND CONSTRUCTION VACATED BY FEDERAL COURT AFTER AGC AND LABOR DEPARTMENT RESOLVE SUIT

Federal Officials Concede that Key Parts of the 2023 Rule Exceeded Statutory Authority and Were Arbitrary & Capricious in Response to a Lawsuit Filed by…

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Construction Employment Increases In 30 States And D.C. From May 2025 To May 2026; 23 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April To May

By kara cuva | June 29, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 30 States And D.C. From May 2025 To May 2026; 23 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April To May

 Texas and Wisconsin Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and New Mexico Lag; Texas and Idaho Top Monthly Gainers, While…

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PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CLIMB AT HIGHEST RATE SINCE PANDEMIC, DRIVEN BY STEEP COST INCREASES FOR FUEL, ALUMINUM, COPPER AND DELIVERIES

By kara cuva | June 12, 2026 | Comments Off on PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CLIMB AT HIGHEST RATE SINCE PANDEMIC, DRIVEN BY STEEP COST INCREASES FOR FUEL, ALUMINUM, COPPER AND DELIVERIES

Construction Association Officials Warn that Prices for the Materials Contractors Need to Build Projects are Rising Far Faster than What Firms are Able to Charge…

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Construction Employment Increases By 17,000 In May As Both Nonresidential And Residential Firms Add Jobs; Hourly Pay Rises By 5.0 Percent For The Year

By kara cuva | June 10, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases By 17,000 In May As Both Nonresidential And Residential Firms Add Jobs; Hourly Pay Rises By 5.0 Percent For The Year

Industry Employment and Wage Gains Continue to Outpace Overall Labor Market But Future Job Growth May Stall from Growing Community Backlash to Data Centers, Risk…

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