Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, register the largest number and percent of job gains; Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, and Kankakee, Illinois, experience worst year-over-year losses
Construction employment increased in 212 of 358 metro areas between September 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.
All major segments post year-over-year increases, while strength in manufacturing, power, office, and highway and street construction offsets declines in commercial construction between July and August
Total construction spending increased by 0.5 percent in August, driven by increases in most large nonresidential construction segments in addition to residential projects, according to an analysis of federal spending data the Associated General Contractors of America released Oct. 2.
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, register the largest number and percent of job gains; Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, and Kankakee, Illinois, experience worst year-over-year losses
Construction employment increased in 223 of 358 metro areas between August 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.
Texas and Wyoming top lists of year-over-year gains, while Missouri and North Dakota record the worst losses; California and Wyoming lead in monthly job increases, while Tennessee experiences largest declines
Construction employment increased in 45 states and the District of Columbia in August from a year earlier, while 32 states and Washington, D.C. added construction employees from July to August, according to an analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America Sept. 19.
Texas and Arkansas top list of yearly increases, while Colorado and Connecticut experience worst losses; California and Louisiana lead in monthly job gains, while Indiana and Rhode Island have largest declines
Construction employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in May 2023 from May 2022, while only 24 states added construction jobs from April to May, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America on June 16.
Construction firms are getting some needed relief from rising materials costs, but new Buy America rules will pose a big challenge to firms trying to find materials that comply, leading to increased costs
The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction decreased 0.6 percent from April to May, while an index that measures contractors’ bid prices inched up by 0.1 percent, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released June 14.
Most of the construction gains occurred in the nonresidential construction sector, while firms now pay workers 19 percent more compared to the average job as they struggle to recruit new people
The construction sector added 25,000 jobs in May while the unemployment rate fell to its second-lowest rate for the month and pay levels in the industry continued to rise, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released June 2.
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Hanford-Corcoran, California, experience largest number and percentage of gains; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California, and Monroe, Michigan, have most extensive construction job losses
Construction employment increased in 231, or 65 percent, of 358 metro areas between April 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.
Texas and Arkansas top lists of year-over-year gains while Colorado and North Dakota record the worst losses, Texas and Nebraska lead in monthly job increases while Washington and Maine experience largest declines
Construction employment increased in 45 states and the District of Columbia in July from a year earlier, while 27 states added construction employees from June to July, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Aug. 18 by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Texas and Arkansas top list of yearly gains while California and West Virginia experience worst losses; Washington and South Dakota lead in monthly job increases while Texas and Alaska have largest declines
Construction employment increased in 42 states in April from a year earlier, while only 24 states added construction jobs from March to April, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America May 19.