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Seasonally adjusted construction employment in April topped the February 2020 level in 32 states, lagged in 17 states and the District of Columbia, and was flat in Alaska, according to AGC’s [node:read-more:link]
Construction input costs rose faster than bid prices year-over-year (y/y) again in April, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data posted on May 12. [node:read-more:link]
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 7,628,000 in April, a decrease of 2,000 from March but a gain of 235,000 (3.2%) year-over-year (y/y) from April 2021, according to AGC’s [node:read-more:link]
AGC posted an updated version of its Construction Impact Model, created for AGC by Brian Lewandowski, University of Colorado, Boulder, a leading [node:read-more:link]
Construction employment, not seasonally adjusted, rose year-over-year (y/y) from March 2021 to last month in 268 (75%) of the 358 metro areas (including divisions of larger metros) for which BLS posts construction employment data, fell in 48 (13%) and [node:read-more:link]
Construction input costs outpaced bid prices again in March, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data posted on Wednesday. [node:read-more:link]
With increases in materials costs and shortages continuing for a multitude of items, AGC posted a new update today of the Construc [node:read-more:link]
Materials cost increases continue to intensify in magnitude and suddenness, while availability of materials appears to be worsening.. On March 25, Firestone Building Products notified customers of price increases ranging from 6% for TPO roofing membrane to 75% for glass fiber felt sheets, effective April 25. [node:read-more:link]
Impacts from Russia’s attack on Ukraine and Western nations’ countermeasures continue to affect construction materials prices and supplies. In the past two weeks, readers have forwarded notices of exceptionally large price increases for a variety of structural steel shapes, tubing, and prestressing strand. [node:read-more:link]
Construction input costs outpaced bid prices in February, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data posted on Tuesday. [node:read-more:link]
