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Construction Firms Add 25,000 Jobs In July With Gains In All Subsectors As Pay Rises Faster Than Other Industries, Unemployment Rate Holds Steady

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Average Construction Pay Hits $35.77 an Hour as Firms Work to Hire Enough People to Keep Pace with Demand, Construction Officials Urge Public Officials to Boost Support for Workforce Education The construction sector added 25,000 jobs in July as wage gains continued to outpace increases in the broader economy, according to an analysis of new government data…

AGC Files Lawsuit to Challenge Biden PLA Requirement on Federal Projects

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On January 10, 2024, AGC of America and Louisiana AGC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana challenging President Biden’s authority to require federal construction contracts, in excess of $35 million, to have a project labor agreement. This action is consistent with AGC’s longstanding policy that AGC of…

Construction Input Costs Rise 0.4 Percent In February, Outpacing Bid-Price Increase Of 0.1 Percent, As Wide Variety Of Materials Posts Price Gains

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Large Increases Hit Price Indexes for Flat Glass, Metals, Cement, and Paving Materials; Association Officials Urge Federal Leaders to Ease Proposed Rules that Will Make Products Even More Expensive The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction increased by 0.4 percent from January to February, outpacing the 0.1 percent increase in contractors’ bid…

Construction Spending Slips 0.4 Percent In December, Yet Record-high December Job Openings Suggest Contractors Remain Bullish In 2023

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Weather May Account for Conflicting Trends on Spending and Jobs as Construction Officials Warn of Labor Shortages and Regulatory Delays, Urge Public Officials to Ease Red Tape, Boost Construction Training Total construction spending decreased by 0.4 percent in December, yet industry job openings at the end of the month set a new high for December,…

Construction Spending Slips in August with Steep Slide in Homebuilding, Mixed Results for Public and Private Nonresidential Categories

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Total construction spending declined by 0.7 percent in August as spending on new houses turned sharply lower, while public and private nonresidential construction posted mixed results, according to an analysis the Associated General Contractors of America released today of federal spending data. Association officials said that rising interest rates were hurting demand for housing and many…

Construction Workforce Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects As Most Contractors Struggle To Fill Open Positions

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Construction workforce shortages are affecting nearly all construction firms, undermining the industry’s ability to complete projects on time and on schedule and threatening the success of new federal investments in infrastructure and manufacturing, according to the results of a workforce survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk. The results underscore how public officials…

Construction Input Costs Jump 1.1 Percent From May To June, Adding To Pressure On Contractors Despite Recent Decline In Some Materials Prices

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The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction jumped 1.1 percent last month, outpacing the rise in contractors’ bid prices, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials warned that rising materials prices were having an adverse impact on a growing number of construction projects…

New “PRO Act” Will Hurt Construction Workers, Undermine Their Privacy And Make It Hard For The Economy To Recover, Official Warns

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Measure Denies Workers Absolute Right to Secret and Fair Union Elections, Forces Them to Become the Victims of Union Disputes, Will Unleash Strikes and Disruptions that Will Kill Jobs, Hurt Recovery The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the introduction in Congress today…

AGC: New Immigration Bill Protects The Legal Status Of More Than 100,000 People In Dreamers And TPS Programs Who Work In Construction

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Offering Undocumented Immigrants a Path to Legal Status Will Put an End to Unfair Competition and Labor Exploitation, But Bill Fails to Create a Construction Worker Visa Program, Has Other Flaws   The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the introduction in Congress…

Nonresidential Construction Spending Remains Flat in October While Residential Construction Expands as Many Commercial Projects Languish

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The construction industry’s fortunes continued to diverge in October, as residential construction expanded again while nonresidential construction remained largely unchanged from a month ago and is down compared to last year, according to an analysis of new federal construction spending data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that demand for nonresidential…