A Sustainable Workforce Starts With You

Ken Simonson's blog

AGC's Data DIGest: January 22-28, 2019

Shutdown ends but impacts may linger; starts were flat in 2018, Dodge reports
Ken Simonson's picture
by Ken Simonson | January 28, 2019
[node:read-more:link]
The partial federal government shutdown that began on December 22 ended on Friday. Only a few contractors had reported being affected by not receiving authorizations, permits or funding; specifically, for low-income housing, bridges and Small Business Administration loans.

AGC's Data DIGest: January 15-18, 2019

Construction employment increased in 43 states, D.C. in 2018; 'bid price' PPI rose 5.3%
Ken Simonson's picture
by Ken Simonson | January 21, 2019
[node:read-more:link]
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose year-over-year (y/y) from December 2017 to December 2018 in 43 states and the District of Columbia, declined in six states and was unchanged in Mississippi, an AGC analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today showed.

AGC's Data DIGest: January 7-14, 2019

November job openings soar; ConstructConnect finds starts rise in December but fall for year
Ken Simonson's picture
by Ken Simonson | January 15, 2019

There were 278,000 job openings in construction at the end of November, 24% higher than the year-earlier total of 233,000, and the highest November total in the series' 18-year history, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday in its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) release. [node:read-more:link]


AGC's Data DIGest: January 2-4, 2019

Employment increases in three-fourths of metros; federal shutdown has varied impacts
Ken Simonson's picture
by Ken Simonson | January 07, 2019

The AGC-Sage survey finds contractors upbeat about 2019. Contractors are optimistic, on balance, regarding the volume of work available in 2019 for nonresidential and multifamily construction, based on the 1,312 responses to a survey that AGC released on Wednesday. [node:read-more:link]


AGC's Data DIGest: December 24-31, 2018

Employment increases in three-fourths of metros; federal shutdown has varied impacts
Ken Simonson's picture
by Ken Simonson | January 02, 2019
[node:read-more:link]
Construction employment, not seasonally adjusted, increased between November 2017 and November 2018 in 265 (74%) of the 358 metro areas (including divisions of larger metros) for which BLS provides construction employment data, fell in 45 (13%) and was unchanged in 48, according to an AGC analysis posted on Thursday.

ETSZONE Banner

The Builder's Choice for Industry News

Construction Citizen is your headquarters for leading-edge stories, valuable information, and insightful perspectives from the heart of the construction industry. With resources that span the world, our mission is supporting sound business practices, ethical conduct, and an ever-expansive professional base for the building community. We're here to partner with you, sharing what matters most to craft professionals, project managers, and business owners within the construction industry.