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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...
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October 23, 2023
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...
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October 17, 2023
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 ...
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October 09, 2023
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 ...
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October 02, 2023
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 ...
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September 25, 2023
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%...
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September 18, 2023
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...
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September 11, 2023
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...
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September 05, 2023
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...
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August 28, 2023
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,...
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August 21, 2023