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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 Jobs Increase by 33,000 in April and 256,000 Over 12 Months as Industry Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.7 Percent, Lowest Ever for April
Construction employment increased by 33,000 jobs in April and by 256,000 or 3.5 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction fell to a record low for April, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
May 6, 2019
EEOC Selects Additional Year of EEO-1 Pay Data for Submission
Calendar Years 2017 and 2018 Data Due Sept. 30 Following the recent DC District Court decision ordering applicable employers turn over two years’ worth of worker pay data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as part of the annual EEO-1 survey, the EEOC today announced that… Read More
May 3, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 218 Metros from March 2018 to March 2019 as Nonresidential, Multifamily Spending Grow Despite Decline in Homebuilding
Construction employment grew in 218, or 61 percent, out of 358 metro areas between March 2018 and March 2019, declined in 83 (23 percent) and was unchanged in 57, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Meanwhile, new… Read More
May 1, 2019
Quick Action Needed on Agreement Between President Trump and Top Democrats to Pass a $2 Trillion Package
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the agreement between President Trump, Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Schumer to Pass a $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package: “The fact President Trump… Read More
May 1, 2019
EPA Solicits Comment on Draft Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with PFAS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will accept public comment until June 10, 2019, on the agency’s draft interim guidance for addressing two per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater.  When finalized, the recommendations will provide a starting point for making site-… Read More
April 30, 2019
Court Orders Employer Submission of EEO-1 Pay Data by September 30
Impacts Many Public and Private Works Construction Contractors On April 25, the DC District Court ruled that applicable employers must turn over two years’ worth of worker pay data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by September 30, 2019, as part of the annual EEO-1 survey… Read More
April 26, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 38 States from March 2018 to March 2019 While 29 States Add Construction Jobs Between February and March
Thirty-eight states added construction jobs between March 2018 and March 2019, while construction employment increased in 29 states between February and March, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials… Read More
April 19, 2019
Registration Open for 2019 Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference
Join more than 300 construction safety, health and environmental professionals at the first ever AGC Construction Safety, Health & Environmental Conference taking place July 23 – 25, 2019 in Seattle, WA.  This conference is the industry’s foremost annual conference to hone in on the most… Read More
April 18, 2019
AGC Supports Proposed WOTUS Definition
Suggests improvements based on contractor feedback On April 15, AGC formally supported and offered substantive feedback in response to a new definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  The… Read More
April 18, 2019
Construction Executive Pay Reported to Rise by 3.8% for 2019
According to the latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ) published by PAS, Inc., construction executive staff wage increases came in at 4.1% for 2018 and are projected to rise by an average 3.8% by 2019 year end.  Though the projected 2019 increase is 3.8%, it is pointed out… Read More
April 18, 2019

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