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AGC Data DIGest: March 6-10, 2023
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled a record-high 7,918,000 in February, an increase of 24,000 from the January total and 249,000 (3.2%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) [node:read-more:link]
AGC Data DIGest: Feb. 27- March 3, 2023
Construction spending (not adjusted for inflation) totaled $1.83 trillion in January at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 0.1% from the upwardly revised December rate and up 5.7% year-over-year (y/y), the Census Bureau reporte [node:read-more:link]
AGC Data DIGest: February 20-24, 2023
Two reports on construction starts in January point in different directions. Total construction starts in current dollars (i.e., not inflation-adjusted) slumped 27% from December to January at a seasonally adjusted annual rate and 14% year-over-year (y/y), Dodge Construction Network reported on Tuesday. [node:read-more:link]
AGC Data DIGest: February 13-17, 2023
AGC Data DIGest: February 6-10, 2023
AGC Data DIGest: Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2023
Construction employment, pay rise in January; job openings set December record but spending slips [node:read-more:link]
AGC Data DIGest: January 23-27, 2023
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from November to December in 30 states and the District of Columbia and declined in 20 states, according to AGC’s [node:read-more:link]
AGC Data DIGest: January 16-20, 2023
Contractors’ input costs declined sharply, on balance, in December, as decreases in fuel, lumber, steel, and trucking costs outweighed increased prices for copper, aluminum, and concrete products, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data post [node:read-more:link]
AGC Data DIGest: January 6-13, 2023
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled a record-high 7,777,000 in December, an increase of 28,000 from the November total and 248,000 (3.3%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s [node:read-more:link]