According to AGC's Chief Economist Ken Simonson, construction employment rose for the second straight month, up .2 percent, or 14,000 jobs. Total construction employment in April was down nine percent for the same month last year, and April construction unemployment was also up to 21.8 percent,… Read More June 21, 2010
More progress on the Buy American front this week as yet another agency recognized the complex impact these Recovery Act rules have on projects. The Indian Health Service (IHS) issued a nationwide di minimis waiver for incidental components of sanitation facilities construction projects funded by… Read More June 21, 2010
Three of the five rules from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Councils that govern the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act were released this week. Final versions of the rules governing GAO/IG access to contractors and their employees, whistleblower protections, and publicizing contract… Read More June 21, 2010
More progress on the Buy American front this week as yet another agency recognized the complex impact these Recovery Act rules have on projects. The Indian Health Service (IHS) issued a nationwide di minimis waiver for incidental components of sanitation facilities construction projects funded by… Read More June 21, 2010
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 25 STATES BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY AS STIMULUS OUTWEIGHED BY WEAK PRIVATE, STATE & LOCAL DEMAND
Louisiana Adds Most Jobs During Past Month, Hawaii Adds Highest Percentage; While Most Construction Jobs Are Lost in New York and Wyoming Experiences Highest Monthly… Read More June 18, 2010
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods rose 0.3% in May, not seasonally adjusted (but fell 0.3%, seasonally adjusted) and 5.3% over 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Wednesday. The PPI for inputs to construction, a weighted average of all materials used by every… Read More June 18, 2010
AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
June 17, 2010
New federal employment figures show the construction industry added 40,000 new jobs in March and April as the number of stimulus-funded projects underway continues to grow. The numbers were even better on the nonresidential side, with the industry adding 24,600 jobs in April and 36,500 jobs in… Read More June 17, 2010
Three of the five rules from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Councils that govern the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act were released this week. Final versions of the rules governing GAO/IG access to contractors and their employees, whistleblower protections, and publicizing contract… Read More June 17, 2010
More progress on the Buy American front this week as yet another agency recognized the complex impact these Recovery Act rules have on projects. The Indian Health Service (IHS) issued a nationwide di minimis waiver for incidental components of sanitation facilities construction projects funded by… Read More June 17, 2010
