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AGC's Data DIGest: April 18-22, 2019

38 states add jobs in March; Dodge reports starts rebound in March but fall year-over-year
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by Ken Simonson | April 26, 2019

Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from March 2018 to March 2019 in 38states, declined in 11 states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in Nebraska, an AGC analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Friday showed. [node:read-more:link]


AGC's Data DIGest: March 25-April 1, 2019

Construction spending jumps in February, edges up year-over-year; 232 metros add jobs
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by Ken Simonson | April 03, 2019
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Construction spending totaled $1.320 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in February, up 1.0% from the upwardly revised January estimate and up just 1.1% year-over-year (y/y) from February 2018, the Census Bureau reported today. Public construction spending jumped 3.6% for the month and 11% y/y.

AGC's Data DIGest: March 4-8, 2019

Employment stumbles in February; spending falls in December but rises for full year
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by Ken Simonson | March 11, 2019
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Nonfarm payroll employment in February increased by 20,000, seasonally adjusted, from January and by 2,509,000 (1.7%) year-over-year (y/y) from February 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The unemployment rate was 3.8%, down from 4.0% in January and from 4.1% in February 2018.

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