AGC - Mon July 08, 2019
Construction Jobs Increase By 21,000 In June, 224,000 During the Past Year
Construction employment increased by 21,000 jobs in June and by 224,000, or 3.2 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction experience fell, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Wed July 03, 2019
AGC Releases Analysis of May 2018-19 Federal Employment Data
Construction employment grew in 249 out of 358 metro areas between May 2018 and May 2019, declined in 57 and was unchanged in 52, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released July 3 by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Volvo - Wed June 19, 2019
Three Reasons Why a Diverse Workforce is the Best Workforce
Balance is always better when it comes to business. Which is why Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) embraces a culture that puts diversity and inclusion at the center of its success. With ever more targets to increase representation across all groups, Volvo CE finds out what diversity means to some of its talented pool of workers....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon June 17, 2019
South Carolina's Booming Paving Industry Creates 1,000 New Jobs
A partnership is a great concept, and when it works it's almost magic. That magic is happening right now in the South Carolina asphalt pavement industry. Like many states, South Carolina faces crumbling infrastructure due to years of neglect....
Building Skills New York - Mon June 10, 2019
Building Skills New York Celebrates 500th Worker
Building Skills NY, an organization dedicated to providing typically underemployed minority New Yorkers a path to success by connecting them with quality construction training programs and job placements, announced its 500th construction placement on May 17....
AGC - Thu May 30, 2019
Construction Employment Increases As Demand for Work Outpaces Supply of Workers
Construction employment grew in 250 out of 358 metro areas between April 2018 and April 2019, declined in 53 and was unchanged in 55, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released May 30 by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Associated Press - Tue May 21, 2019
Exxon Announces $2B Expansion of Its Baytown Plant
HOUSTON (AP) Exxon Mobil said it plans to spend $2 billion to expand a chemical plant next to the Houston Ship Channel and that the project will create 2,000 temporary construction jobs. The company said on May 2 it will build a new unit at the Baytown plant to make chemical compounds that give plastics more elasticity and flexibility, and produce ingredients used in engine and industrial oils....
AGC - Mon May 20, 2019
Construction Employment Increases In 43 States Between April 2018, 2019
Forty-three states added construction jobs between April 2018 and April 2019, while construction employment increased in 32 states and the District of Columbia from March to April, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released May 17....
AGC - Fri May 17, 2019
Trump's New Immigration Proposal Opens Door to Expanding Number of Craft Workers Who Can Legally Enter U.S.
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the release of the President's new proposal to allow more immigrations into the country based on merit:"The President rightly understands that the nation's immigration policy must allow for more skilled workers, including those with construction skills, to legally join the workforce if our economy is to continue to expand....
AGC - Mon May 06, 2019
Construction Jobs Increase by 33,000 in April, 256,000 Over 12 Months
Construction employment increased by 33,000 jobs in April and by 256,000 or 3.5 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction fell to a record low for April, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
