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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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EPA Sides with AGC on PVC
On January 12, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sided with AGC in tentatively denying an environmental group’s effort to force contractors to dispose of discarded PVC as a hazardous waste.   On June 3, AGC was the only construction organization to publicly oppose … Read More
January 13, 2023
Construction Adds 28,000 Employees In December And Raises Pay 6.1 Percent As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Hits Record December Low Of 4.4 Percent
  Construction firms added 28,000 employees in December and continued to raise wages for hourly workers more than other sectors as the industry’s unemployment rate fell to a record low for the month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government… Read More
January 6, 2023
Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Increased to $16.20 for 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that the $15-an-hour minimum wage for federal contractors under Executive Order (EO) 14026 will increase to $16.20 for 2023 because of inflation. AGC filed comments on the DOL’s original proposed rule implementing the EO. Workers covered by the… Read More
January 5, 2023
U.S. EPA and Corps Release New Definition of Waters of the United States
On Dec. 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a final rule to newly define “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).  AGC has been working to bring clarity to the question of when a costly and time-consuming federal water permit is required on… Read More
January 5, 2023
Construction Firms Look To Public Sector Demand As Outlook For Private-Sector Projects Dims In 2023; 69 Percent Of Firms Plan To Hire In The New Year
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS LOOK TO PUBLIC SECTOR DEMAND AS OUTLOOK FOR PRIVATE-SECTOR PROJECTS DIMS IN 2023; 69 PERCENT OF FIRMS PLAN TO HIRE IN THE NEW YEAR New Industry Outlook Survey Shows Contractors Expect Infrastructure and Other Public-Sector Funding Will Help As Growth Slows for Many Types of… Read More
January 4, 2023
Construction Spending Edges Up 0.2 Percent In November As Homebuilding Drop, Stalled Public Projects Offset Most Private Nonresidential Gains
  Total construction spending increased by 0.2 percent in November, dragged down by a lack of new infrastructure projects along with a continuing slide in homebuilding, according to an analysis the Associated General Contractors of America released today of federal spending data. Association… Read More
January 3, 2023
Construction Employment Grows in 268 of 358 Metro Areas From November 2021 to 2022 as Demand Outpaces Labor Supply in Some Markets
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Provo-Orem, Utah Have Largest 12-Month Gains; While Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. Has Lost the Most Total Jobs and Has the Fastest Rate of Annual Decline Construction employment increased in 268 of 358 metro areas between November 2021 and November… Read More
December 21, 2022
New ConstructorCast Episode Out Now!
On this episode of ConstructorCast, two of the nation’s leading construction economists, Michael Guckes of ConstructConnect and AGC's own Ken Simonson will discuss where the economy is headed, construction categories they think will do particularly well, and share their insights on top issues… Read More
December 19, 2022
Registration Now Open for the AGC's 2023 Annual Convention (March 13,-16, 2023 - Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas)
Special Collective Bargaining Seminar Offered for Union Contractors There isn’t a better year to bring your team to AGC of America’s Annual Convention than when we’re in Vegas! That’s because each registration gives you FREE access to the nearby CONEXPO-CON/AGG – the largest construction trade… Read More
December 16, 2022
Construction Employment Increases in 38 States Between October And November, While 42 States Add Jobs Since November 2021
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 38 STATES BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WHILE 42 STATES ADD JOBS SINCE NOVEMBER 2021 Florida and Rhode Island Lead in Monthly Job Gains, While Texas and Colorado Have Largest Decreases; California and North Dakota Top List of Year-over-Year Gains,… Read More
December 16, 2022

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