Browse by Date - 202401

Association Sues To Block Biden Administration’s Unlawful Effort To Mandate Project Labor Agreements For Major Federal Construction Projects

 

President Lacks Legal Authority to Impose Such Sweeping Labor Policy, Especially When the Government’s Own Data Shows Imposing Project Labor Agreements Fail to Produce Contracting Efficiencies, Association Notes

Construction Industry Adds 17,000 Workers In December But Association Survey Finds Contractors Are Struggling To Find Skilled Employees

Hourly Wages for Production Workers Climb 5.1 Percent over the Year, Outpacing Overall Private Sector; Association Survey Finds Most Contractors Plan to Add to Headcount in 2024 but Anticipate Difficulty

Construction Firms Have Mixed Outlook For 2024 As Expectations For Demand Remain Mostly Positive, But Less Upbeat Than Last Year Amid New Challenges

New Industry Outlook Shows Firms Are Counting on Public Sector, Data Center and Manufacturing Construction to Offset Declines in Retail, Lodging & Office Work; Two-Thirds of Firms Plan to Hire; Many Worry about Inflation

Construction Employment Falls In A Quarter Of Metro Areas Between November 2022 And November 2023 As Contractors Struggle To Fill Jobs

 

Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La. Lead in Job Gains While Orange-Rockland-Westchester, N.Y. Experiences Worst Losses; Construction Association Prepares to Release Survey Reporting Mixed Conditions

Construction Spending Rises 0.4 Percent In November, As Homebuilding And Private Nonresidential Spending Gains Offset Decline In Public Projects

New Spending Data Comes as Construction Association Gets Ready to Release Industry’s Predictions for Construction Spending Trends in 2024, Need for New Workers & Planned Investments in AI and Other Tech