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Bid prices and input prices for construction showed mixed monthly and year-over-year (y/y) patterns in March, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posted...
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April 15, 2024
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,211,000 in March, a gain of 39,000 from February and 270,000 (3.4%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s analysis...
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April 08, 2024
The tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore will have multiple, but as yet uncertain, implications for construction. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, “...
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April 01, 2024
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from February 2023 to February 2024 in 39 states and fell in 11 states and the District of Columbia, according to AGC’s ...
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March 26, 2024
Bid prices and input prices for construction showed mixed monthly and year-over-year (y/y) patterns in February, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posted...
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March 18, 2024
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,162,000 in February, a gain of 23,000 from January and 215,000 (2.7%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s ...
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March 11, 2024
Construction spending (not adjusted for inflation) totaled $2.10 trillion in January at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 0.2% from December but up 12% year-over-year (y/y...
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March 04, 2024
Reports last week from two firms that separately collect information about projects differ regarding the monthly change from December to January but show similar trends comparing...
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February 27, 2024
Bid prices and input prices for construction showed mixed monthly and year-over-year (y/y) patterns in January, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics posted ...
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February 19, 2024
Construction employment, not seasonally adjusted, rose year-over-year (y/y) from December 2022 in 224 (63%) of the 358 metro areas (including divisions of larger metros) for which...
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February 12, 2024