Nonresidential Const. Spending Dipped in Sept.
National nonresidential construction spending fell 1.6 percent in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, monthly spending totaled $794.3B. Among the 16 nonresidential subcategories, 13 were down on a monthly basis. Private nonresidential spending declined 1.5 percent in September, while public nonresidential construction spending was down 1.7 percent. (Source)
Construction Employment Continues to Recover
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors Construction industry employment expanded by 16,000 jobs on net in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the last four months, the industry added 658,000 jobs, recovering approximately 61 percent of the jobs lost during March and April. The construction unemployment rate, which reached 16.6 percent in […]
Nonresidential Construction Spending Down in July
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors National nonresidential construction spending fell 1.2 percent in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, spending totaled $809.1B for the month. Of the 16 nonresidential subcategories, 10 were down on a monthly basis. Private nonresidential spending declined 1.0 percent while public nonresidential construction […]
Construction Output Drops Significantly
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors The U.S. economy contracted at an annualized rate of 32.9 percent during the second quarter of 2020, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Nonresidential and residential fixed investment contracted by 27.0 and 38.7 percent, respectively, while investment in nonresidential fixed structures contracted by […]
Input Prices Up in May
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors Construction input prices rose 0.8 percent in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices rose by 0.8 percent for the month as well. Of the 11 subcategories, only three experienced monthly decreases, with […]
April Nonresidential Construction Spending Drops
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors National nonresidential construction spending decreased by 1.8 percent in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, spending totaled $801.8B for the month, a 0.9 percent increase from April 2019. Of the 16 subcategories, 13 were down on a […]
Nonres. Construction Employment Sees Record Drop
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors The construction industry lost 975,000 jobs on net in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was the largest recorded decrease in construction jobs since the government began tracking employment in 1939, despite construction remaining an essential industry in much of the nation […]
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Spending Dips
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors National nonresidential construction spending fell 0.1 percent in March and is up 2.0 percent compared to the same time last year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, spending totaled $802.6B for the month. Among 16 nonresidential subcategories, 12 […]
Construction Unemployment Rate Down Y-o-Y
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors Estimated February not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rates fell nationally and in 37 states, rose in 12 states and were unchanged in one state (Texas) on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors. As of February 2020, the construction industry employed 208,000 […]
Construction Employment Dropped in March
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors Construction industry employment declined by 29,000 in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonresidential construction employment declined by 24,600 in March. All three nonresidential segments registered job losses, with the largest decrease experienced in nonresidential building (-10,700) followed closely by heavy and civil […]