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Reintroduction Of The Pro Act Proves That Bad Ideas Never Die, As Members of Congress Push A Measure That Will Harm The Economy

By bailey@agcfla.build | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Reintroduction Of The Pro Act Proves That Bad Ideas Never Die, As Members of Congress Push A Measure That Will Harm The Economy

Measure Will Disrupt an Economy Already Struggling with Inflation and Supply Chain Challenges, Increasing the Risk of a Recession, And Forces Workers to Become the…

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Prices for Construction Materials Diverge Sharply in January as Demand Shifts From Homebuilding to Factory and Infrastructure Projects

By bailey@agcfla.build | February 17, 2023 | Comments Off on Prices for Construction Materials Diverge Sharply in January as Demand Shifts From Homebuilding to Factory and Infrastructure Projects

Diesel Fuel, Concrete, and Gypsum Products Continue to Post Steep One-Month and Year-over-Year Price Increases, While Prices for Lumber, Steel Mill Products Tumble Compared to Year-Ago…

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Construction Sector Adds 25,000 Employees In January As Firms Raise Pay Faster Than Overall Private Sector In Bid To Attract More Workers

By bailey@agcfla.build | February 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Sector Adds 25,000 Employees In January As Firms Raise Pay Faster Than Overall Private Sector In Bid To Attract More Workers

Industry Employment Hits New Record Amid Strong Demand, But Firms Would Have Hired Even More Workers as Construction Officials Call for Measures to Enable More…

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Construction Spending Slips 0.4 Percent In December, Yet Record-high December Job Openings Suggest Contractors Remain Bullish In 2023

By bailey@agcfla.build | February 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Slips 0.4 Percent In December, Yet Record-high December Job Openings Suggest Contractors Remain Bullish In 2023

Weather May Account for Conflicting Trends on Spending and Jobs as Construction Officials Warn of Labor Shortages and Regulatory Delays, Urge Public Officials to Ease…

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Construction Employment Increases In 268 Of 358 Metro Areas From December 2021 To 2022 As Demand Outpaces Labor Supply In Some Markets

By bailey@agcfla.build | January 31, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 268 Of 358 Metro Areas From December 2021 To 2022 As Demand Outpaces Labor Supply In Some Markets

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Provo-Orem, Utah Have Largest 12-Month Gains, While Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. Has Largest Job Loss; Richmond, Va. Has the Fastest Rate of…

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Construction Employment Increases In 30 States And D.C. Between November And December, While 40 States Add Jobs Since December 2021

By bailey@agcfla.build | January 26, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 30 States And D.C. Between November And December, While 40 States Add Jobs Since December 2021

California and Louisiana Lead in Monthly Job Gains, While Missouri and North Dakota Have Largest Losses; California and Rhode Island Top List of Year-over-Year Gains, While…

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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

By admin@agcfla.build | January 19, 2023 | Comments Off on 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…

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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

By admin@agcfla.build | January 18, 2023 | Comments Off on 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…

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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

By admin@agcfla.build | January 6, 2023 | Comments Off on 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…

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Construction Firms Look To Public Sector Demand As Outlook For Private-Sector Projects Dims In 2023; 69 Percent Of Firms Plan To Hire In The New Year

By admin@agcfla.build | January 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Firms Look To Public Sector Demand As Outlook For Private-Sector Projects Dims In 2023; 69 Percent Of Firms Plan To Hire In The New Year

New Industry Outlook Survey Shows Contractors Expect Infrastructure and Other Public-Sector Funding Will Help As Growth Slows for Many Types of Private Construction, but Labor…

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