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Contractors’ Bid Prices Finally Match Runup In Materials Prices, But Continuing Cost Increases Will Maintain Pressure On Profit Margins

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Contractors’ Bid Prices Finally Match Runup In Materials Prices, But Continuing Cost Increases Will Maintain Pressure On Profit Margins

Tue, 06/14/2022 – 10:53 Wide Range of Inputs Post Double-Digit Increases, Led by 85 Percent Jump in Price Index for Diesel Fuel, 80 Percent for Liquid…

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Construction Employment Climbs By 36,000 In May, While Hourly Earnings Rise At Fastest Yearly Rate In 40 Years As Firms Scramble To Fill Positions

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Climbs By 36,000 In May, While Hourly Earnings Rise At Fastest Yearly Rate In 40 Years As Firms Scramble To Fill Positions

Fri, 06/03/2022 – 11:04 Association Officials Push for New Construction Training Programs & Immigration Reforms as Labor Shortages Lead to Record Job Openings that are…

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Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements Would Keep Three-Quarters Of Firms From Bidding On New Federal Projects, Survey Finds

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements Would Keep Three-Quarters Of Firms From Bidding On New Federal Projects, Survey Finds

Thu, 06/02/2022 – 10:30 Survey of Federal Contractors Also Finds that the Biden Administration’s Plans to Impose Project Labor Agreements Will Make It Harder for…

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Nonresidential Construction Spending Declines In April As Contractors Struggle To Find Workers Amid Record Job Openings, Low Unemployment

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Nonresidential Construction Spending Declines In April As Contractors Struggle To Find Workers Amid Record Job Openings, Low Unemployment

Wed, 06/01/2022 – 12:04 Construction Association Officials Say Workforce Shortages are Limiting Construction Activity, Urge Leaders to Boost Funding for Construction-Focused Education & Training Programs,…

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Two-Thirds Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs Between April 2021 And April 2022 But Low Unemployment Rate Leaves Many Positions Open

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Two-Thirds Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs Between April 2021 And April 2022 But Low Unemployment Rate Leaves Many Positions Open

Tue, 05/31/2022 – 10:21 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Cheyenne, Wyo. Post the Largest Gains Over 12 Months; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. and Lewiston, Idaho-Wash. Experience the Worst Declines…

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Sixty-Four Percent Of Firms Working On Highway Upgrades Experienced Cars Crashing Into Their Work Zone During The Past Year, New Data Finds

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Sixty-Four Percent Of Firms Working On Highway Upgrades Experienced Cars Crashing Into Their Work Zone During The Past Year, New Data Finds

Wed, 05/25/2022 – 12:38 Annual Survey by HCSS and Associated General Contractors of America Finds Drivers and Passengers are at Greater Risk of Injury and…

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Construction Employment Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Peak In 32 States In April, But Record High Job Openings Threaten Further Job Gains

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Peak In 32 States In April, But Record High Job Openings Threaten Further Job Gains

Fri, 05/20/2022 – 13:19 Utah Has Strongest Gains Since February 2020, While New York Has Worst Declines; Florida and Delaware Top Lists of One-Month Increases,…

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New Report Explores Architect, Contractor Relationship

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on New Report Explores Architect, Contractor Relationship

Thu, 05/19/2022 – 10:01 A study published today by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), in partnership with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC),…

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Nonresidential Construction Input Prices Soar 21 Percent From April 2021 To Last Month; Association Urges Relief From Tariffs, Buy-America Rules

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Nonresidential Construction Input Prices Soar 21 Percent From April 2021 To Last Month; Association Urges Relief From Tariffs, Buy-America Rules

Thu, 05/12/2022 – 11:41 Wide Range of Costs Rise at Double-Digit Rates, Led by 86 Percent Jump in Price Index for Diesel Fuel, 45 Percent for…

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Construction Employment Stalls As Industry Unemployment Rate Falls To 4.5 Percent, Lowest Ever For April, Highlighting Difficulty Filling Jobs

By admin@agcfla.build | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Stalls As Industry Unemployment Rate Falls To 4.5 Percent, Lowest Ever For April, Highlighting Difficulty Filling Jobs

Fri, 05/06/2022 – 12:00 Contractors Association Urges Washington Officials to Address Current Worker Shortage with Expanded Work Permits and Increased Investment in Career Education, Training,…

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