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Only 16 States And D.C. Added Construction Jobs Since Pandemic Began As Build Back Better Bill Threatens To Undermine Sector’s Recovery

Texas, Wyoming Have Worst Job Losses Since February 2020, While Utah South Dakota Add the Most; South Carolina and New Hampshire Have Worst One-Month Losses, While Louisiana is the Top Gainer

Most Contractors Report Significant Flaws With The Nation’s 811 Utility Location System, Citing Inaccurate Locates And Slow Response Times

More than Half of Firms Report Damages and Near Misses With Utility Lines After Using the 811 Service Because Lines Were Unmarked or Marked Incorrectly; Most Firms Want to Be Involved in Local 811 Boards

Continued Increases In Construction Materials Prices Starting To Drive Up Price Of Construction Projects, As Supply-chain & Labor Woes Continue

Construction Officials Call on Biden Administration and Congress to Take Steps to Address Supply Chain Problems That are Affecting Many Construction Projects, Undermining Industry’s Recovery

Passage Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Provide A Needed Boost To Construction Industry While Making The Economy More Efficient

Construction Official Says House Vote in Favor of the Measure Will Help the Nation Improve Aging Roads & Bridges, Transit Systems, Drinking Water Systems and Other Public Infrastructure

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the Bipartisan Infrastructure measure:

Construction Firms Add 44,000 Jobs In October Even As They Struggle With Supply Chain Challenges And Federal Inaction On Infrastructure Funding

Construction Employment Levels Lag Begin Pre-Pandemic Totals as the Sector’s Recovery is Being Undermined by Delivery Delays, Materials Price Increases, Labor Shortages and Washington Gridlock

Construction Firms Add 44,000 Jobs In October Even As They Struggle With Supply Chain Challenges And Federal Inaction On Infrastructure Funding

Construction Employment Levels Lag Begin Pre-Pandemic Totals as the Sector’s Recovery is Being Undermined by Delivery Delays, Materials Price Increases, Labor Shortages and Washington Gridlock

New Federal COVID Vaccine Rule Will Likely Prompt Construction Workers To Shift To Smaller Firms, Add To Sector’s Labor Challenges

Construction Officials Say Federal Mandates Add to Industry’s Confusion by Creating Different Standards for Firms Based on Size and the Work they Perform and Offering Conflicting Details

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the release today of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new coronavirus vaccine rule:

One-Fifth Of Metro Areas Lost Construction Jobs Between September 2020 And 2021, Hindered By Gridlock In Washington And The Supply Chain

Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas and Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade Calif. Top Lists of Gainers; Evansville, Ind.-Ky. and Nassau County-Suffolk County, N.Y. Experience the Worst Declines over 12 Months

Construction Spending Slumps In September As Drop In Residential Work Projects Adds To Ongoing Downturn In Private And Public Nonresidential

Year-to-Date Declines Continue for Most Infrastructure Categories Compared to First Nine Months of 2020;  Association Officials Urge Congress and the President to Finish Work on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill