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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.

The construction industry had 306,000 job openings on the last day of July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,295,000 in August, a dip of 7,000 from July and the third monthly decline in a row, according to AGC’s analysis ...
Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short, has arrived. Whether you’ve been dreading the inception or had embraced it from the start, AI is here to stay. However, AI can make...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2—National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by...
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...
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....