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Construction Workforce Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects As Most Contractors Struggle To Fill Open Positions

Wed, 08/31/2022 - 10:29

91 Percent of Construction Firms Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Driving Up Costs and Project Delays, New Survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk Finds

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Construction Employment Increases In 250 Of 358 Metro Areas Between July 2021 And 2022 But Contractors Report Difficulty Finding Workers

Mon, 08/29/2022 - 10:32

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Cheyenne, Wyo. Experience the Largest Gains over 12 Months; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. and Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, N.J. Post the Worst Year-over-Year Decreases

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Construction Employment In July Trails Pre-Pandemic Level In 15 States As Lack Of Qualified Workers Leaves Many Jobs Unfilled

Fri, 08/19/2022 - 12:24

New York Has Largest Job Loss Since February 2020 Peak, While Florida, Utah Top List of States with Gains; New York Has Worst Monthly Decline from June, While California and Texas Lead Job Gainers in July

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New Federal Project Labor Agreement Rule Will Prevent Most Firms From Bidding on Federal Construction Projects and Hurt Minority Firms

Thu, 08/18/2022 - 17:02

NEW FEDERAL PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT RULE WILL PREVENT MOST FIRMS FROM BIDDING ON FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND HURT MINORITY FIRMS

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AGC PAC: The Associated General Contractors Of America Political Action Committee Endorses Representative Mullin For The U.S. Senate And State Representative Frix For The U.S. House

Thu, 08/18/2022 - 09:47

Construction Industry’s Election Fund Also Provides the Maximum Contribution to Support the Mullin and Frix Campaigns Noting Their Strong Mix of Private Sector and Legislative Experience

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Construction Input Costs Declined 1.3 Percent From June to July; Contractor Bid Prices Remain on the Rise

Thu, 08/11/2022 - 13:58

Prices of Concrete Products and Some Building Materials Continue to Rise, While Diesel Fuel, Asphalt, Lumber and Some Metals Fall in Month of July

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Construction Firms Add 32,000 Jobs In July As Sector's Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.5 Percent and Number Of Unfilled Positions Nears Record Level

Fri, 08/05/2022 - 12:14

Association Official Says Labor Shortages are Keeping the Construction Sector from Adding Even More Jobs, Urges New Public Investments in Construction Workforce Development and Training Programs

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Construction Employment Was Flat Or Down In 112 Of 358 Metro Areas Between June 2021 & 2022 As Firms Cope With Labor & Material Shortages

Wed, 08/03/2022 - 11:29

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Grants Pass, Ore. Post the Largest Gains Over 12 Months; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. and Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, N.J. Experience the Worst Declines in Past Year

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Construction Spending Falls in June with Declines in Residential and Nonresidential Activity Amid Growing Labor and Materials Shortages

Mon, 08/01/2022 - 13:28

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING FALLS IN JUNE WITH DECLINES IN RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTAL ACTIVITY AMID GROWING LABOR AND MATERIALS SHORTAGES

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