Tag: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

ABC: Construction input prices down in July, up from 2021

August 11, 2022 By Jack Kopanski

Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) says construction input prices are down 1.8 percent from June to July, but are up 17.4 compared to July 2021.

ABC: Construction employment up in April

May 6, 2022 By Jack Kopanski

While nonresidential construction lost 2,000 jobs in April, the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) says total construction employment was up.

Report: Construction job openings still on the rise

May 3, 2022 By Jack Kopanski

An Associated Builders & Contractors analysis shows that construction job openings hit nearly 400,000 in March of this year.

ABC: Construction employment exceeds pre-pandemic levels

April 1, 2022 By Jack Kopanski

The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in March, according to the Associated Builders & Contractors, pushing employment above pre-pandemic levels.

ABC: Construction employment near pre-pandemic levels

March 4, 2022 By Jack Kopanski

The Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) says the construction industry added 60,000 jobs in February, reaching near pre-pandemic employment levels.

Remote machine monitoring will likely become the standard, and data and telematics will continue to modify practices for increased uptime. Photo by Kevin Yanik.

Equipping aggregate producers to move more

December 6, 2019 By Tim Netzel

Bridgestone Americas’ Tim Netzel offers an outlook for 2020.

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

Construction activity is experiencing a new, normal level

August 23, 2019 By Joe McCarthy

Takeaways from a Dodge Data & Analytics presentation show that while the construction industry isn’t growing like it once did, activity is still strong.