Tag: construction employment

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Supply chain bottlenecks, materials prices still causing issues

June 7, 2021By

Construction employment slipped by 20,000 in May as supply chain problems and record materials cost increases continue to plague nonresidential contractors.

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AGC: Construction employment remains below pre-pandemic peak in most states

May 25, 2021By

Construction employment in April remained below the pre-pandemic high set in February 2020 in 36 states and the District of Columbia.

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Report: Construction employment down in two-thirds of US metros

April 7, 2021By

Construction employment declined in 236 of 358 U.S. metros from February 2020 to February 2021, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

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AGC pores over the latest construction jobs numbers

March 23, 2021By

Construction employment slipped in 225 U.S. metro areas from January 2020 to January 2021, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) reports.

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Construction employment down 61,000 in February 2021

March 5, 2021By

Severe weather compounded falling demand for nonresidential construction projects, the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Construction employment stalls in January 2021

February 9, 2021By

Construction employment hit a wall in January, ending eight months of recovery from the pandemic-related losses of early 2020.

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Report: Construction employment down in most metros in 2020

February 4, 2021By

Only 37 percent of U.S. metros added construction jobs last year, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Sponsored: Employment as an indicator of the industry’s health

February 3, 2021By and

The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief economist discusses construction employment, providing insights on hiring approaches for 2021.

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The backlog of infrastructure needs is enormous, even though the totals thrown about are unrealistic, says SC-MA’s David Chereb. Demand for aggregate in the nonbuilding category remains the greatest. Demand will only grow more in the coming years. Photo: iStock.com/TerryJ

Report: Construction employment below pre-pandemic levels in most states

January 26, 2021By

Texas lost the most construction jobs between February 2020 and December 2020, followed by New York, Florida and New Jersey, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

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