AGC - Mon November 05, 2018
Construction Spending Increases to Record High of $1.329T
Construction spending hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.329 trillion and grew 5.5 percent for nine months of 2018 combined, with continued year-to-date gains for major public and private categories, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Tue October 30, 2018
Construction Employment Rises In 278 Metros Between September 2017, 2018
Construction employment increased in 278 out of 358 metro areas between September 2017 and September 2018, declined in 42 and was unchanged in 38, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Oct....
AGC - Mon October 22, 2018
Construction Employment Rises In 45 States, D.C. Between Sept '17, '18
Forty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between September 2017 and September 2018, while 29 states and D.C. added construction jobs between August and September, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released Oct....
AGC - Wed October 10, 2018
Construction Material Costs Increase 7.4 Percent, As Contractors Continue to Be Squeezed by Tariffs, Rising Fuel Prices
The cost of many products used in construction climbed 7.4 percent over the past year due to double digit increases in commonly-used construction materials, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new Labor Department data....
AGC - Mon October 08, 2018
Construction Employment Rises by 23,000 Jobs in September, 315,000 for the Year
Construction employment increased by 23,000 jobs in September and by 315,000 jobs over the past year, reaching a 10-year high, while the industry's unemployment rate decreased more than half-a-percentage point to 4.1 percent from a year earlier, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Tue October 02, 2018
Construction Spending Extends Year-To-Date Gains in August
Construction spending increased 0.1 percent from July to August and 5.3 percent for eight months of 2018 combined, with continued year-to-date gains for major public and private categories, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Thu September 27, 2018
Construction Employment Rises In 287 Metros Between August 2017, 2018
Construction employment increased in 287 out of 358 metro areas (80 percent) between August 2017 and August 2018, declined in 35 (10 percent) and was unchanged in 36, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Sept....
AGC - Wed September 12, 2018
AGC Reports Construction Input Costs Rise 6.2 Percent Through August
Prices for goods and services used in construction costs climbed 6.2 percent over the past year, intensifying a cost squeeze on contractors grappling with widespread labor shortages, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new Labor Department data....
Karissa Neely – The Daily Herald - Tue January 16, 2018
Construction Industry Struggles With Labor Shortage
PROVO, Utah (AP) When looking at the changing skyline of Lehi and Pleasant Grove's technology corridors, or the cranes swinging across downtown Provo, one would think the construction industry is going gangbusters....
Mon October 10, 2016
Construction Employment Hits Highest Number in Many Years
Construction employers added 23,000 jobs in September as employment in the sector hit the highest level since the end of 2008 amid strong demand for construction services, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America....
