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Signals and Signposts

The current and future economy, trends in design and construction, political influence – sometimes we have something to say about topics which may be signs of things to come.

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 ...
America’s fire infrastructure is very old, and government leaders are trying to remedy that situation. Approximately 20,000 U.S. fire stations are over four decades old. That is...
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...
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...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16—Construction input prices increased 1.0% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S....
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 ...
Authored by Mary Scott NabersI want to bring to your attention a sector of a federally funded program that I believe is not receiving adequate attention. The program...
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...
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,137,000 in January, a gain of 11,000 from December and 216,000 (2.7%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s ...