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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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Construction Employment Rises by 7,000 in September and 156,000 in 12 Months; Hiring Slowdown Likely Reflects Tight Labor Market, Not Slump in Demand
Industry’s Job Gains and Average Hourly Earnings Outpace Broader Economy as Association Survey Finds Contractors Expect to Keep Hiring; Officials Urge Boost to Career and Technical Education, Immigration Construction employment increased by 7,000 jobs in September and by 156,000, or 2.1 percent,… Read More
October 4, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 252 out of 358 Metro Area from August 2018 to August 2019 as Firms Hire Amid Tight Labor Conditions
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Auburn-Opelika, Ala. Have Largest Gains; Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, N.C., Fairbanks, Alaska, and Longview, Texas Lag the Most as Industry Calls for New Workforce Funding Construction employment grew in 252 out of 358 metro areas between August 2018 and August 2019,… Read More
October 2, 2019
Construction Spending Inches Higher in August but Declines Year-to-Date as Increase in Public Construction Contrasts with Mixed Private Results
Association Survey Finds Projects Take Longer than Anticipated as Contractors Cope with Staffing Challenges; Officials Urge Increased Investment in Career and Technical Education, Greater Immigration for Qualified Workers Construction spending edged up 0.1 percent in August from July but… Read More
October 1, 2019
Administration's Effort to Use Highway Funding as a 'Cudgel' against California Will Undermine Infrastructure and Environmental Goals
Cutting Off Vital Infrastructure Funding Will Hurt Efforts to Improve California’s Infrastructure and Air Quality; Construction Association Urges Federal Officials to Give State a Grace Period The Associated General Contractors of America called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to… Read More
September 25, 2019
Construction Association Presents Its First-Ever Legislator of the Year Award to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Associated General Contractors of America Selected the Kentucky Senator for His Work Overseeing Comprehensive Tax Reform, Eliminating Regulatory Barriers, Approving Pro-Employment Judges and Supporting Key Projects The Associated General Contractors of America today named Senate Majority Leader… Read More
September 25, 2019
Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Raised to $10.80 for 2020
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a minimum wage increase of $0.20 to $10.80 per hour to be paid to workers performing work on direct federal contracts and subcontracts covered by Executive Order 13658. Federally assisted contracts are not… Read More
September 25, 2019
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule
Sets Salary Threshold of $35,568 per year Yesterday the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule updating the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative, or professional employees from the FLSA's minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, and allowing employers… Read More
September 25, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 39 States and D.C. from August 2018 to August 2019, While 29 States Add Construction Jobs Between July and August
Texas and North Dakota Have Biggest Number and Percent Annual Job Gains, While Louisiana and Vermont Lag; Florida and Nevada Experience Largest One-Month Gains as Tennessee and Wyoming Have Worst Declines Thirty-nine states added construction jobs between August 2018 and August 2019, while… Read More
September 20, 2019
AGC Testifies on Water Infrastructure Investment
On Sept. 19, Jamey Sanders, Vice President of Choctaw Transportation and Division Chair of AGC of America’s Federal and Heavy Construction Division, testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the importance of water resource infrastructure to the U.S.… Read More
September 20, 2019
AGC Offering Three-Part Series on Navigating the Complexities of Marijuana, CBD, and Opioid Use in Construction in October
AGC of America is offering a three-part webinar series to help construction employers navigate the complexities of marijuana, CBD, and opioid use in the industry.  Part One of the series will cover Marijuana in the Workplace on October 1 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern.  It will provide a… Read More
September 18, 2019

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