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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 Federally Assisted Construction Projects Today’s announcement makes some improvements but critically misses an opportunity to improve the wage determination process and further burdens overregulated construction contractors building and upgrading the…

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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

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 for New Investments in Construction Education The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in July even as the sector’s unemployment rate increased, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General…

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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

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 Job Losses During the Past Year Construction employment increased in 221, or 62 percent, of 358 metro areas between June 2022 and June 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General…

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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

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 on Feds to Clarify Project Regs Total construction spending increased by 0.5 percent in June driven by increases in most residential and nonresidential construction segments, according to an analysis of…

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Florida Today Post: Construction industry worker, supply shortages impacting commercial, residential projects

By Dave Berman and Laura Layden Published: 5:00 a.m. ET July 19, 2023 Updated: 12:03 p.m. ET July 19, 2023 Original Source A shortage of both workers and building materials continues to plague Florida’s construction industry, triggering delays and cost increases involving residential, commercial, and even government projects from Tallahassee to West Palm Beach to Naples.…

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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

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, While Virginia and Iowa Experience Largest Declines Construction employment increased in 45 states in June from a year earlier, while 33 states added construction jobs from May to June, according…

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Construction Association And Coalition Of Employer Groups Files Suit To Block Biden Administration’s Unlawful New Waters Of The U.S. Rule

Associated General Contractors of America Partners with Other Groups in Challenging Rule’s Unlawful Effort to Regulate Large Sections of Dry Land and Wet Areas Lacking Connections to Navigable Waterways The Associated General Contractors of America joined with a range of employer groups representing a broad cross-section of the economy in filing a lawsuit yesterday to…

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Overall Costs For Construction Materials Decline Steeply In December But Contractors Remain Wary Costs Will Go Up Again In The Year Ahead

Prices for Some Key Components Have Already Begun Rising in January While New Buy America Requirements Will Inflate the Cost of Many Materials, Construction Association Officials Caution Plunging prices for diesel fuel, lumber, and steel cooled inflation for materials and services used in construction in December, but relief may be short-lived, according to an analysis by the…

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Construction Adds 28,000 Employees In December And Raises Pay 6.1 Percent As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Hits Record December Low Of 4.4 Percent

Association Survey Finds Contractors Optimistic about Adding Workers in 2023 But Worried about Finding Enough Workers to Fill Positions; Calls for Immigration Reform and Investments in Construction Education Construction firms added 28,000 employees in December and continued to raise wages for hourly workers more than other sectors as the industry’s unemployment rate fell to a…

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