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Construction jobs rise in 33 states, D.C.
Construction employment grew in 33 states and D.C. year-over-year, despite ongoing uncertainty over federal tax and labor policies.
Construction jobs rise in 31 states, D.C.
Construction employment grew in 31 states and D.C. over the year, but labor shortages signal urgent need for worker authorization reform.
Contractors Have Optimistic Business Outlook, Yet Continue to Worry about Labor and Materials
Nationally, construction contractors are optimistic about certain private-sector segments and have high hopes for most types of public-sector work, according to survey results the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage released. Yet they […]
More than half of contractors struggle to hire qualified workers
Seventy percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according to the results of an […]
Feb. construction spending up from last year
Construction spending nationwide in February increased 2.1 percent from February 2014, but dropped slightly — 0.1 percent — from January, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. AGC officials […]
State and nation add construction jobs in March
Between February and March, contractors added 300 jobs in the state, increasing to 178,700 the number of construction employees from 178,400, according to a release from Associated General Contractors. Between […]
Construction employment up in Charlotte and state
Gains in Charlotte construction employment accounted for more than 75 percent of all the growth in the state’s construction employment between February 2013 and this February, according to a release […]
Renovation Report: N.C. may consider bonds to shrink renovation funding gap
It’s been almost a decade and a half since state agencies and community colleges got any bond money from the state to fund repairs and renovations to existing buildings. In […]
N.C. loses construction jobs in monthly, yearly comparisons
North Carolina lost 1,700 construction jobs from July to August, and even more when compared to August 2012, according to a report released Monday by the Associated General Contractors of America and based on statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Deconstructing economic theory: Construction activity up in Charlotte despite sluggish economy
Traditional economic theory says people follow jobs. In the Queen City over the last four to five years, however, jobs have either decreased or remained relatively stagnant while the city continues to attract migrants, said Bill Graves, assistant professor of economic geography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Deconstructing economic theory
Traditional economic theory says people follow jobs. In the Queen City over the last four to five years, however, jobs have either decreased or remained relatively stagnant while the city continues to attract migrants, said Bill Graves, assistant professor of economic geography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Construction jobs increase in Charlotte area
About 600 more people were employed in Charlotte area construction jobs in June than in May, and about 1,100 more were employed in those jobs than in June 2012, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors.
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