Economics | Associated General Contractors of America

Construction Sector Sheds 9,000 Jobs In March As Low Unemployment Rates And High Number Of Job Openings Indicate A Lack Of Workers, Not Demand

April 7, 2023

Construction Employment Increases In 283 Of 358 Metro Areas From February 2022 To 2023 As Job Openings Show Need For Even More Workers

April 5, 2023

Construction Spending Slips in February Despite Private Nonresidential Increases as Homebuilding and Public Construction Outlays Retreat

April 3, 2023

Construction Officials Urge Biden Administration to Focus on Progress When It Comes to New Federal Investments in Infrastructure, Semiconductor Plant and Green Energy Construction Projects

Construction Employment Rises In 45 States Between February 2022 And Last Month, While 24 States Add Employees From January To February

March 24, 2023

Construction Employment Increases in 306 of 358 Metro Areas From January 2022 to 2023; Contractors Expect Rise in Nonresidential Work

March 17, 2023

Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Janesville-Beloit, Wisc. Have Largest 12-Month Gains, While Monroe, Mich., Lake Charles, La., and Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, Calif. Experience Worst Year-over-Year Declines

Construction Input Costs Rise 0.4 Percent In February, Outpacing Bid-Price Increase Of 0.1 Percent, As Wide Variety Of Materials Posts Price Gains

March 15, 2023

Construction Employment Increases In 45 States From January 2022 To January 2023, While 42 States Add Jobs Between December And January

March 13, 2023

Construction Sector Adds 24,000 Employees In February As Rising Pay Helps Industry Attract Workers At Faster Pace Than Overall Economy

March 10, 2023

Construction firms added 24,000 employees in February, as hefty pay raises for hourly workers enabled the industry to increase employment more steeply than other sectors, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government data. Association officials said that while employment levels are now at record levels in the industry, future job gains will be hard given the lack of people who have been exposed to construction career opportunities.

Construction Spending Dips 0.1 Percent In January As Drop In Homebuilding And Public Construction Outweigh Private Nonresidential Gains

March 1, 2023

Prices for Construction Materials Diverge Sharply in January as Demand Shifts From Homebuilding to Factory and Infrastructure Projects

February 16, 2023

Diesel Fuel, Concrete, and Gypsum Products Continue to Post Steep One-Month and Year-over-Year Price Increases, While Prices for Lumber, Steel Mill Products Tumble Compared to Year-Ago Levels

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