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Federal Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Department of Labor’s Overreaching Davis-Bacon Rule
Associated General Contractors of America Argues New Rule Exceeds Statutory Authority Under the Davis-Bacon Act, Court Agrees
New Report Details Massive Federal Funding Gap For Workforce Prep Compared To Degree Programs Despite Persistent Labor Needs
Eighty Percent of Federal Postsecondary Education Funds Go to Degree Programs that Only 38 Percent of Americans Complete, While Construction and other In-Demand Sectors Struggle to Find Qualified Workers
Construction Employment Increases By 21,000 Between April And May With Job Gains At Both Nonresidential And Residential Construction Firms
Despite Job Growth That Outpaces Total Nonfarm Employment Gains, Contractors Continue to Struggle With Shortages of Skilled Workers to Build Data Centers, Factories, Power, and Infrastructure Projects
Construction Spending Slips 0.1 Percent In April As Decreases In Public Segments Offset Rise In Homebuilding, Manufacturing, Power Projects
Construction Spending Remains Up by 10 Percent Compared to a Year Ago, However, as Most Firms Continue to Struggle to Find Enough Qualified Workers to Keep Pace with Demands for New Projects