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Construction Employment Rises In 45 States & D.C. From August 2022 To August 2023, While 32 States & D.C. Add Employees Between July & August

By andrea@agcfla.build | September 19, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Rises In 45 States & D.C. From August 2022 To August 2023, While 32 States & D.C. Add Employees Between July & August

Tue, 09/19/2023 – 11:40 Texas and Wyoming Top Lists of Year-over-Year Gains, While Missouri, North Dakota Record the Worst Losses; California and Wyoming Lead in Monthly…

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Producer Price Index For Construction Materials And Services Rises 1.1 Percent In August, Outpacing 0.2 Increase In Contractors’ Bid Prices

By andrea@agcfla.build | September 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Producer Price Index For Construction Materials And Services Rises 1.1 Percent In August, Outpacing 0.2 Increase In Contractors’ Bid Prices

Thu, 09/14/2023 – 12:37 Monthly Jump in Input Costs is Driven by Near-Record 34.6 Percent Leap in Diesel Fuel Price Index; Contractors Report Major Staffing Challenges…

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New Survey Shows Significant Flaws In Nation’s Approach To Preparing Workers For Construction Careers And How That Hurts The Economy

By andrea@agcfla.build | September 6, 2023 | Comments Off on New Survey Shows Significant Flaws In Nation’s Approach To Preparing Workers For Construction Careers And How That Hurts The Economy

Wed, 09/06/2023 – 12:00 88 Percent of Construction Firms Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects…

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Construction Sector Adds 22,000 Employees In August, While Spending Increases In July Despite Downturn In Major Infrastructure Categories

By andrea@agcfla.build | September 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Sector Adds 22,000 Employees In August, While Spending Increases In July Despite Downturn In Major Infrastructure Categories

Fri, 09/01/2023 – 12:23 Construction Employment Reaches 7,993,000 amid Strong Demand for Project, Firms Boost Pay to $34.40 an Hour as They Try to Attract…

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Florida builders face down Idalia

By admin@agcfla.build | August 31, 2023 | Comments Off on Florida builders face down Idalia

As residents and businesses boarded up structures, contractors tied down materials and prepared for flood mitigation. Hurricane Idalia began to whip across Florida’s Gulf Coast…

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Construction Employment Increases In 226 Of 358 Metro Areas Between July 2022 And July 2023 But Firms Still Have 378,000 Open Positions

By andrea@agcfla.build | August 30, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 226 Of 358 Metro Areas Between July 2022 And July 2023 But Firms Still Have 378,000 Open Positions

Wed, 08/30/2023 – 10:23 Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, Yuba City, Calif., and Corvallis, Ore. Lead the Nation in Employment Increases; Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Fla. and Kankakee, Ill. Have the…

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Construction Employment Increases in 45 States and D.C. From July 2022 to July 2023, While 27 States and D.C. Add Employees in Latest Month

By andrea@agcfla.build | August 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases in 45 States and D.C. From July 2022 to July 2023, While 27 States and D.C. Add Employees in Latest Month

Fri, 08/18/2023 – 12:37 Texas and Arkansas Top Lists of Year-over-Year Gains, While Colorado, North Dakota Record the Worst Losses; Texas and Nebraska Lead in Monthly…

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Bid Prices Fall 1.4 Percent as Construction Materials and Services Prices Increase 0.2 Percent in July

By admin@agcfla.build | August 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Bid Prices Fall 1.4 Percent as Construction Materials and Services Prices Increase 0.2 Percent in July

Fri, 08/11/2023 – 12:22 Construction Material Prices Remain Mostly Flat in the Month of July; Buy America Rules Remain an Ongoing Challenge for Firms as…

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Massive New Department of Labor Davis-Bacon Rule Misses the Mark to Modernize Regulations

By admin@agcfla.build | August 8, 2023 | Comments Off on 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…

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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

By admin@agcfla.build | August 4, 2023 | Comments Off on 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…

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