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Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from September 2022 to September 2023 in 43 states and the District of Columbia and declined in seven states, 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 from August to September, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics posted on Wednesday. The producer price index (PPI) for material and service inputs to new nonresidential construction edged up 0.1%, not seasonally adjusted, for the month and 0.4% year-over-year (y/y). [node:read-more:link]
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,014,000 in September, a gain of 11,000 from August and 217,000 (2.8%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) posted today. [node:read-more:link]
Construction employment, not seasonally adjusted, rose from August 2022 in 223 (62%) of the 358 metro areas (including divisions of larger metros) for which BLS posts construction employment data, fell in 79 (22%), and was unchanged in 56, according to an [node:read-more:link]
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from August 2022 to August 2023 in 45 states and the District of Columbia and declined in five states, according to AGC’s analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) [node:read-more:link]
The producer price index (PPI) for material and service inputs to new nonresidential construction rose 1.1%, not seasonally adjusted, from July to August, propelled by a 34.6% jump in the price index for diesel fuel, according to BLS data posted on Thursday. The diesel increase was the largest in 30 years. [node:read-more:link]
The search for workers remains nearly as challenging as a year ago, according to results from the 2023 AGC of America-Autodesk Workforce Survey, which AGC posted on Wednesday. [node:read-more:link]
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 7,993,000 in August, a gain of 22,000 from July and 212,000 (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 have reported far fewer supply-chain problems recently than in 2020-2022, according to informal soundings in mid-July by AGC chapters. The most frequently reported issue was electrical equipment such as switchgear, transformers, meter bases, lighting, and traffic signaling. One contractor reported, “Switchgear is getting worse instead of better it seems. [node:read-more:link]
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from July 2022 to July 2023 in 45 states and the District of Columbia, fell in four states, and was unchanged in Vermont, according to AGC’s analysis of data the Bureau of Labor Statistic [node:read-more:link]
