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 […]
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 […]
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: Input Prices Down Slightly in Feb.
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors Construction input prices fell 0.6 percent in February and are up 0.4 percent year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices also decreased by 0.6 percent but are up 0.3 percent compared to […]
ABC: Nonresidential Employment Up in Feb.
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors The construction industry added 42,000 net new jobs in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 223,000 jobs, an increase of 3.0 percent. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 19,800 […]
Jan. Nonresidential Construction Employment Rises
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors The construction industry added 44,000 net new jobs in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 142,000 jobs, an increase of 1.9 percent. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 23,800 […]
Oct. Unemployment Rates Rise from a Year Ago
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors In October, estimated not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rates increased nationally and in 34 states, fell in 13 states and were unchanged in three states 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 October 2019, […]
Construction Input Prices Rebound in July
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors Construction input prices expanded 0.8 percent in July but are down 0.6 percent year-over-year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 0.8 percent for the month but have declined 0.3 percent […]
June Unemployment Rates Down in 40 States
Source: Associated Builders and Contractors In June, estimated not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rates fell nationally and in 40 states and increased in 10 on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors. For the second month in a row, all 50 states […]