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Construction Employment Increases In 225 Of 358 Metro Areas From May 2023 To May 2024 As Evolving Demand And Labor Shortages Impact Hiring

By admin@agcfla.build | July 8, 2024 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 225 Of 358 Metro Areas From May 2023 To May 2024 As Evolving Demand And Labor Shortages Impact Hiring

Tue, 07/02/2024 – 11:44 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Fairbanks, Alaska Top Lists of Year-over-Year Job Gains, While Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. and Augusta-Richmond County, Ga.-S.C. Experience…

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Construction Spending Slips 0.1 Percent In May, As Drop In Homebuilding And Private Nonresidential Segments Outweigh Public Investment Gain

By admin@agcfla.build | July 8, 2024 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Slips 0.1 Percent In May, As Drop In Homebuilding And Private Nonresidential Segments Outweigh Public Investment Gain

Mon, 07/01/2024 – 14:07 Census Bureau’s First Estimates for Data Centers Show Outlays Jumped 69 Percent Since May 2023; New Breakout Reveals Private Office Construction Plunged…

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Construction Employment Increases In 39 States From May 2023 To May 2024, While 26 States Add Jobs Between April And May

By admin@agcfla.build | June 26, 2024 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 39 States From May 2023 To May 2024, While 26 States Add Jobs Between April And May

Tue, 06/25/2024 – 13:57 Texas and Alaska Top Lists of Numerical and Percentage Year-over-Year Increases, While Maryland and D.C. Trail; Ohio Has Largest Number and Percent…

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Federal Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Department of Labor’s Overreaching Davis-Bacon Rule

By admin@agcfla.build | June 26, 2024 | Comments Off on Federal Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Department of Labor’s Overreaching Davis-Bacon Rule

Mon, 06/24/2024 – 15:08 Associated General Contractors of America Argues New Rule Exceeds Statutory Authority Under the Davis-Bacon Act, Court Agrees  The Associated General Contractors…

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New Report Details Massive Federal Funding Gap For Workforce Prep Compared To Degree Programs Despite Persistent Labor Needs

By admin@agcfla.build | June 26, 2024 | Comments Off on New Report Details Massive Federal Funding Gap For Workforce Prep Compared To Degree Programs Despite Persistent Labor Needs

Thu, 06/13/2024 – 09:00 Eighty Percent of Federal Postsecondary Education Funds Go to Degree Programs that Only 38 Percent of Americans Complete, While Construction and…

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Construction Employment Increases By 21,000 Between April And May With Job Gains At Both Nonresidential And Residential Construction Firms

By admin@agcfla.build | June 26, 2024 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases By 21,000 Between April And May With Job Gains At Both Nonresidential And Residential Construction Firms

Fri, 06/07/2024 – 11:22 Despite Job Growth That Outpaces Total Nonfarm Employment Gains, Contractors Continue to Struggle With Shortages of Skilled Workers to Build Data…

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Construction Spending Slips 0.1 Percent In April As Decreases In Public Segments Offset Rise In Homebuilding, Manufacturing, Power Projects

By admin@agcfla.build | June 26, 2024 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Slips 0.1 Percent In April As Decreases In Public Segments Offset Rise In Homebuilding, Manufacturing, Power Projects

Mon, 06/03/2024 – 12:12 Construction Spending Remains Up by 10 Percent Compared to a Year Ago, However, as Most Firms Continue to Struggle to Find…

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Construction Employment Increases In 218 Of 358 Metro Areas From April 2023 To April 2024 As Worker Scarcity Limits Gains In Some Markets

By admin@agcfla.build | May 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 218 Of 358 Metro Areas From April 2023 To April 2024 As Worker Scarcity Limits Gains In Some Markets

Wed, 05/29/2024 – 11:36 Baton Rouge, La. and Fairbanks, Alaska Have Highest Number and Percentage of Year-over-Year Job Gains, While Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. and Augusta-Richmond County,…

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Nearly Two-Thirds Of Firms Working On Highway Upgrades Experienced Vehicles Crashing Into Work Zones During The Past Year, New Data Finds

By admin@agcfla.build | May 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Nearly Two-Thirds Of Firms Working On Highway Upgrades Experienced Vehicles Crashing Into Work Zones During The Past Year, New Data Finds

Thu, 05/23/2024 – 12:30 Workers Plead with Drivers to Slow Down in New Videos, Construction Officials Call for Tougher Safety and Education Measures as Annual…

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Associated General Contractors Of America Joins With U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Other Groups Sue To Block Dangerous “Walkaround” Rule

By admin@agcfla.build | May 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Associated General Contractors Of America Joins With U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Other Groups Sue To Block Dangerous “Walkaround” Rule

Tue, 05/21/2024 – 12:33 Groups Oppose Occupational Safety and Health Administration Measure that Forces Contractors to Let Potentially Anyone, Regardless of Safety Training, Construction Experience…

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