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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.

Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 7,888,000 in March, a decrease of 24,000 from the downwardly revised February total but an increase of 196,000 (2.5%) year-...
WASHINGTON, April 4—The construction industry supported 412,000 job openings in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S....
The construction industry is facing a significant shortage of workers. According to ABC earlier this year, “the construction industry will need to attract an estimated 546,...
“Big cities lost fewer residents last year as more immigrants moved in, fewer people died and more babies were born there, according to new census data [on population by county]...
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from February 2022 to February 2023 in 45 states and declined in five states and the District of Columbia, according to AGC’s...
Contractors’ input costs rose more than their bid prices in February, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data posted on Wednesday. The producer price index (PPI) for...
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled a record-high 7,918,000 in February, an increase of 24,000 from the January total and 249,000 (3.2%) year-over-year (y/y),...
WASHINGTON, March 8—The construction industry reported 248,000 job openings in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S....
Construction spending (not adjusted for inflation) totaled $1.83 trillion in January at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 0.1% from the upwardly revised December rate and up...