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Released Headline
10/03/2025 Construction Officials Urge Congress to Pass a Clean Continuing Resolution to Reopen the Government and Keep Vital Construction Projects Underway
10/01/2025 Minority Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From August 2024 To August 2025 As Tariffs, Worker Shortages, Financing Costs Slow Demand
09/23/2025 New Bipartisan Legislation Will Help Address Construction Workforce Shortages That Are The Leading Cause Of Project Delays
09/19/2025 Construction Jobs Increase In 28 States And D.C. Between August 2024 And August 2025, While 19 States Add Construction Jobs In Latest Month
09/10/2025 Construction Material Costs Continue To Accelerate In August Amid “Extreme” Price Hikes For Steel, Aluminum And Lumber After New Tariffs
09/05/2025 Construction Employment Dips In August As Project Owners Put Plans On Hold, Immigration Enforcement Shrinks Supply Of Available Workers
09/02/2025 Construction Spending Edges Down By 0.1 Percent In July As Declines In Nonresidential And Multifamily Projects Top Growth In Public Outlays
08/28/2025 Construction Workforce Shortages Are Leading Cause Of Project Delays As Immigration Enforcement Affects Nearly 1/3 Of Firms
08/27/2025 Barely Half Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From July 2024 To July 2025; Association To Unveil Survey Finding Firms Struggle To Fill Openings
08/19/2025 Construction Employment Increases In 31 States And D.C. From July 2024 To July 2025; While 22 States Add Construction Jobs From June To July

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