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Construction firms add 27,000 jobs in June as sector’s unemployment falls to lowest June rate and pay levels jump 4.6 percent to $35.64 an hour
The construction sector added 27,000 jobs in June while its unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent, its lowest rate for the month, and pay levels in the industry continued to […]
Construction industry adds 17,000 workers in December but association survey finds contractors are struggling to find skilled employees
The construction sector added 17,000 employees in December and continued to raise wages at a faster clip than other industries, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis […]
Construction employment rises in 40 states
Construction employment increased in 40 states and the District of Columbia in October from a year earlier, while 22 states added construction jobs from September to October, according to a […]
Construction employment rises in 44 states between March 2022 and 2023
Construction employment increased in 44 states in March from a year earlier, while only 20 states added construction jobs from February to March, according to a new analysis of federal employment data […]
U.S. Home seller profits top 50 percent in 2022 despite market slowdown
ATTOM has released its Year-End 2022 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows that home sellers nationwide realized a profit of $112,000 on the typical sale in 2022, up 21 percent from […]
Construction employment increases in 30 States and D.C.
Construction employment climbed in 30 states and the District of Columbia from November to December and 42 states added construction jobs during the past 12 months, according to a new analysis of […]
Construction employment was flat or down in 112 of 358 metro areas between June 2021 & 2022
Construction employment fell in 61 and was unchanged in another 51 out of 358 metro areas between June 2021 and June 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of […]
Forty-Three states & D.C. add construction jobs
Forty-three states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs during the past twelve months, but momentum slowed in May with only 22 states adding jobs, according to a new […]
Construction employment climbs by 36,000 in May
Rapidly rising hourly earnings enabled the construction industry to add 36,000 employees in May, but a record number of job openings going into the month suggests contractors want to hire […]
Construction employment surpasses pre-pandemic peak
Construction employment increased from February 2020—the month before the coronavirus pandemic—to February 2022 in nearly three-fifths of U.S. metro areas, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of […]
Construction employment stalls as industry unemployment rate falls to 4.5 percent
Construction employment edged up by 2,000 jobs between March and April as contractors scrambled to find workers in an increasingly tight labor market, according to an analysis by the Associated […]
Construction industry adds 60,000 jobs in February as hourly wages post steepest rise since 1982
Construction employment climbed by 60,000 jobs between January and February as hourly pay rose at the steepest pace in nearly 40 years, according to an analysis by the Associated General […]
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