Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 16, 2024
Jobseekers Leveraging Career Market for In-Demand Skilled Trades
The construction industry remains wide open and inviting for just about anyone seriously considering a rewarding career opportunity. The jobs are plentiful and employers are hot to hire committed workers....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu May 02, 2024
ABC: Over Half of March State Construction Unemployment Rates Down From a Year Ago
The March 2024 not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, down 0.2 percent from the previous year, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released May 2 by Associated Builders and Contractors....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 17, 2024
Growing Interest in Construction Careers Among Younger People Means Jobs Filled, Deadlines Met
The face of the skilled craft trade industry is getting younger. Literally. More younger people than ever before are entering the construction industry and driving down the average age of tradesmen and women....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue April 02, 2024
Construction Job Openings Increased by 16,000 in February, Says ABC
The construction industry had 441,000 job openings on the last day of February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon March 11, 2024
Nonresidential Construction Employment Increased by 23,000 in February, Says ABC
The construction industry added 23,000 jobs on net in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 215,000 jobs, an increase of 2.7 percent....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Wed March 06, 2024
Construction Job Openings Remain Elevated at 413,000 in January, Says ABC
The construction industry had 413,000 job openings on the last day of January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey....
US Dept. of Labor - Tue February 06, 2024
U.S. Dept. of Labor Seeks Input From Texas Construction Industry On Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is asking the building construction industry of Texas to participate in a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts for wages paid to workers on federally funded and federally assisted construction projects....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon February 05, 2024
ABC: Half of State Construction Unemployment Rates Down in December 2023 From a Year Prior
The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate at 4.4 percent was unchanged in December 2023 from the previous year, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue January 30, 2024
Construction Job Openings Remain Elevated in December, Says ABC
The construction industry had 449,000 job openings on the last day of December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon January 08, 2024
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Adds Nearly 12,000 Jobs in December
The construction industry added 17,000 jobs on net in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 197,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5 percent....
