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Construction Spending Increases 0.4 Percent As Record-high September Job Openings Imply Contractors Are Struggling To Keep Up With Demand

By andrea@agcfla.build | November 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Increases 0.4 Percent As Record-high September Job Openings Imply Contractors Are Struggling To Keep Up With Demand

Wed, 11/01/2023 – 12:31 Both Residential and Nonresidential Spending Post Monthly Increases while Sharp Decline in Hiring Suggests Further Growth in Spending May Be Difficult…

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Construction Employment Rises In 43 States & D.C. From September 2022 To September 2023, While 28 States & D.C. Added Employees Last Month

By andrea@agcfla.build | October 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Rises In 43 States & D.C. From September 2022 To September 2023, While 28 States & D.C. Added Employees Last Month

Fri, 10/20/2023 – 12:14 Texas and Wyoming Top Lists of Year-over-Year Gains, While Missouri, North Dakota Record the Worst Losses; Oregon and Rhode Island Lead in…

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Construction Industry Kicks Off Week-Long Focus On Diversity & Inclusion With “Toolbox Talk” Among Workers At K.C. Current Stadium Project

By andrea@agcfla.build | October 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Industry Kicks Off Week-Long Focus On Diversity & Inclusion With “Toolbox Talk” Among Workers At K.C. Current Stadium Project

Mon, 10/16/2023 – 11:54 Local Activity is One of Thousands Planned Across the Country as Part of Construction Inclusion Week, an Industry-Wide Effort to Foster…

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Construction Employment Rises By 11,000 Jobs In September But Firms Struggle To Fill Openings Despite 5.5 Percent Increase In Hourly Pay

By admin@agcfla.build | October 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Rises By 11,000 Jobs In September But Firms Struggle To Fill Openings Despite 5.5 Percent Increase In Hourly Pay

Employment Dips at Nonresidential Firms, As Industry’s 3.8 Percent Unemployment Rate and Large Number of Job Openings Point to Difficulty Finding Qualified Workers in Tight…

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Construction Spending Grows 0.5 Percent In August To A $1.98 Trillion Annual Rate With Widespread Residential And Nonresidential Gains

By andrea@agcfla.build | October 2, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Grows 0.5 Percent In August To A $1.98 Trillion Annual Rate With Widespread Residential And Nonresidential Gains

Mon, 10/02/2023 – 12:08 All Major Segments Post Year-over-Year Increases, While Strength in Manufacturing, Power, Office, and Highway and Street Construction Offsets Declines in Commercial…

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Construction Employment Increases In 223 Of 358 Metro Areas Between August 2022 And August 2023 As Contractors Try To Keep Up With Demand

By andrea@agcfla.build | September 27, 2023 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 223 Of 358 Metro Areas Between August 2022 And August 2023 As Contractors Try To Keep Up With Demand

Wed, 09/27/2023 – 10:30 Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La. Register the Largest Number and Percent of Job Gains; Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Kankakee, Ill.…

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78 Percent Of Civil Contractors Expect Project Backlog Increase Or Remain The Same As Infrastructure Funding Kicks In, New Study By AGC And Procore Finds

By andrea@agcfla.build | September 26, 2023 | Comments Off on 78 Percent Of Civil Contractors Expect Project Backlog Increase Or Remain The Same As Infrastructure Funding Kicks In, New Study By AGC And Procore Finds

Tue, 09/26/2023 – 10:52 Labor Shortages & Productivity Challenges Threaten to Undermine Success in Building New Infrastructure Projects, Firms Eager to Embrace Technologies to Help…

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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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