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08/01/2025 Construction Employment Inches Up By 2,000 Jobs In July, While Spending Declines By 0.4 Percent In June As Owners Defer And Cancel New Projects
07/30/2025 Construction Employment Stalls With Only Half Of Metro Areas Adding Jobs From June 2024 To June 2025 As Industry Is Stuck In A “Holding Pattern”
07/16/2025 Nonresidential Construction Materials and Services Costs Accelerate Again in June as Industry Awaits Impact of Announced Tariff Increases
07/03/2025 Construction Firms Add 15,000 Jobs In June As Hourly Wages In The Sector Rise To $37.20 As Firms Strive To Retain Workers Amid Market Uncertainty
07/01/2025 Construction Spending Decreases By 0.3 Percent From April To May And 3.5 Percent Over 12 Months, Marking Largest Yearly Drop Since 2019
06/30/2025 Only Half Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From May 2024 To May 2025, As Owners Pause Or Cancel Work Amid Tariff And Policy Uncertainty
06/24/2025 Construction Employment Increases In 33 States And D.C. From May 2024 To May 2025; 27 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April To May
06/06/2025 Construction Sector Adds 4,000 Jobs In May As Wages Rise And Firms Retain Workers, But Market Uncertainty Has Led To A Slowdown In Hiring
06/02/2025 Construction Spending Decreases By 0.4 Percent From March To April And 0.5 Percent Over 12 Months, Marking First Year-over-year Drop Since 2019
05/28/2025 Construction Jobs Increase In 184 Metro Areas Between April 2024 And April 2025, As Uncertainty And Labor Shortages Hold Employment Gains Back