| 01/23/2011 |
MORE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS PLAN TO HIRE, INSTEAD OF CUTTING, WORKERS IN 2011 DESPITE STAGNANT DEMAND, NATIONAL SURVEY FINDS |
| 01/12/2011 |
PRESSURES ON CONTRACTORS INTENSIFY AS MATERIALS PRICES JUMP 0.9 PERCENT IN DECEMBER WHILE BIDS STAY FLAT; 'WORSE TO COME,' ECONOMIST WARNS |
| 01/06/2011 |
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES BY 16,000 IN DECEMBER AS THE INDUSTRY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 20.7 PERCENT, ANALYSIS FINDS |
| 01/02/2011 |
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING RISES 0.4 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER FOR THIRD STRAIGHT GAIN, BUT INDUSTRY REMAINS "FRAGILE," SAYS AGC CHIEF ECONOMIST |
| 12/27/2010 |
GROWING NUMBER OF METRO AREAS - 120 OUT OF 337 - ADDED CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2009 & 2010 |
| 12/16/2010 |
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 20 STATES BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER BUT GAINS REMAIN "SPOTTY AND TENUOUS"; 13 STATES PLUS D.C. ADD JOBS YEAR-TO-YEAR |
| 12/13/2010 |
MATERIALS COST HIKES, FLAT BUILDING PRICES "PINCH" CONTRACTORS; CONTINUED COST INCREASES THREATEN TO SINK SOME FIRMS, AGC WARNS |
| 12/02/2010 |
CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT RATE JUMPS TO 18.8 PERCENT AS INDUSTRY LOSES ANOTHER 5,000 JOBS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER |
| 12/01/2010 |
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT UP OR STEADY IN 1/3 OF METRO AREAS BETWEEN OCTOBER 2009 & 2010 THANKS TO STIMULUS, OTHER PROJECTS |
| 11/30/2010 |
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING UP 0.7 PERCENT IN OCTOBER, DRIVEN BY SURGE IN POWER PROJECTS AND PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION |
