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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 BLS posts construction employment data, fell in 80 (22%), and was unchanged in 54, according to an [node:read-more:link]
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 analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) [node:read-more:link]
Contractors are generally optimistic about the outlook for nonresidential and multifamily construction in 2024, but optimism is less widespread than a year ago, based on the 2024 AGC-Sage Construction Hiring and Business Outlook Survey, which AGC released on Thursday. [node:read-more:link]
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from November 2022 to November 2023 in 34 states and the District of Columbia, fell in 14 states, and held steady in Alaska and West Virginia, according to AGC’s analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)  [node:read-more:link]
Input prices and bid prices for construction were little changed in November from October or year-over-year (y/y) from November 2022, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics posted on Wednesday. [node:read-more:link]
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,033,000 in November, a gain of 2,000 from October and 200,000 (2.6%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) po [node:read-more:link]
Construction spending (not adjusted for inflation) totaled $2.027 trillion in October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, up 0.6% from the upwardly revised September rate and up 11% year-over-year (y/y), the Census Bureau reported today. [node:read-more:link]
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from October 2022 to October 2023 in 40 states and the District of Columbia, fell in eight states, and held steady in Connecticut and Virginia, according to AGC’s analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statis [node:read-more:link]
The Dodge Momentum Index increased 1% in October from September but slumped 8% year-over-year (y/y), Dodge Construction Network reported on Tuesday. [node:read-more:link]
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,033,000 in October, a gain of 23,000 from September and 219,000 (2.8%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) [node:read-more:link]
