Immigration enforcement actions have directly or indirectly affected 28% of construction firms responding to the 2025 AGC of America-NCCER Workforce Survey, which AGC posted...
Signals and Signposts
The current and future economy, trends in design and construction, political influence – sometimes we have something to say about topics which may be signs of things to come.
Seasonally adjusted construction employment fell from June to July in 22 states, rose in 22 states, and was flat in six states and the District of Columbia, according to AGC’s...
Construction input prices increased 0.4% in July compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’...
Input prices for new nonresidential construction rose 0.2% in July, not seasonally adjusted, and 2.6% year-over-year (y/y), according to producer price index (PPI) data the Bureau...
Numerous tariffs affecting construction inputs took effect this week. On Thursday, a 50% tariff took effect for copper products such as wire and pipe, but not unprocessed copper....
JCB, a global leader in construction equipment, has secured a five-year, $45 million contract to provide 4CX backhoe loaders to the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The...
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,310,000 in July, a gain of 2,000 from June and 96,000 (1.2%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s analysis of...
The construction industry had 246,000 job openings on the last day of June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
The value of construction starts, not seasonally adjusted, climbed 3.5% year-over-year (y/y) in June and 2.5% year-to-date (YTD) in the first six months of 2025 compared to...
