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Construction Firms Add 27,000 Jobs In June As Sector’s Unemployment Falls To Lowest June Rate And Pay Levels Jump 4.6 Percent To $35.64 An Hour
Most of the Construction Gains Occurred in the Nonresidential Construction Sector While Firms Now Pay Workers Nearly 19 Percent More Compared to the Average Job as they Struggle to Recruit New People
Proposed New Federal Heat Rule Reinforces Successful Safety Measures That The Construction Industry Already Uses To Protect Workers
Construction Association Officials Note that New Proposal, However, Fails to Address Regional Weather Variations, Should Outline Steps Workers Must Take to Protect Themselves from Heat Exposure
Construction Employment Increases In 225 Of 358 Metro Areas From May 2023 To May 2024 As Evolving Demand And Labor Shortages Impact Hiring
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Fairbanks, Alaska Top Lists of Year-over-Year Job Gains, While Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. and Augusta-Richmond County, Ga.-S.C. Experience Worst Job Losses
Construction Spending Slips 0.1 Percent In May, As Drop In Homebuilding And Private Nonresidential Segments Outweigh Public Investment Gain
Census Bureau’s First Estimates for Data Centers Show Outlays Jumped 69 Percent Since May 2023; New Breakout Reveals Private Office Construction Plunged 18 Percent in Latest 12 Months