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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.

Nonfarm payroll construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 7,452,000 in April, unchanged from March, according to AGC’s analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Construction employment was unchanged from March to April as nonresidential contractors and homebuilders alike struggled to obtain materials and find enough workers, according to...
Solely due to soaring residential activity, construction spending in March increased 0.2% from a downwardly revised February rate and 5.3% from March 2020 to a seasonally adjusted...
Cost increases and supply-chain problems persisted. New South Construction Supply President and CEO Jim Sobeck reported in today’s monthly New South Construction News, “...
Seasonally adjusted construction employment in March trailed the March 2020 level in 35 states, exceeded it in 14 states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in...
WASHINGTON, April 13—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 7.8 months in March, according to an ABC member survey...
The gap between input costs for construction and contractors’ bid prices widened further in March. The producer price index (PPI) for nonresidential building construction—a...
Nonfarm payroll construction employment, seasonally adjusted, rebounded in March with a gain of 110,000 jobs following a weather-induced decline of 56,000 in February, according...
Seasonally adjusted construction employment in February trailed the pre-pandemic February 2020 level in 44 states and the District of Columbia and exceeded it in six states,...