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07/08/2022 Construction Employment Climbs By 13,000 In June But Plunge In Jobseekers Leaves Industry With Record Number Of Unfilled Positions At End Of May
07/01/2022 Construction Spending Dips In May As New Residential Activity Stalls, While Nonresidential Projects Decline For Third Consecutive Month
06/29/2022 Two-thirds Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From May 2021 To May 2022 But Lack Of Workers Holds Back Employment In Some Areas
06/22/2022 Suspending The Federal Gas Tax Won’t Provide Relief At The Pump, But Will Add To The Pain Of Using America’s Roads And Rails
06/17/2022 Forty-Three States & D.C. Add Construction Jobs During the Past Year, But Only 22 States Added Construction Jobs Between April & May Amid Labor and Supply Shortages
06/14/2022 ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ PAC: The Associated General Contractors Of America Political Action Committee Endorses Katie Britt For U.S. Senate
06/14/2022 Contractors’ Bid Prices Finally Match Runup In Materials Prices, But Continuing Cost Increases Will Maintain Pressure On Profit Margins
06/08/2022 ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ PAC: The Associated General Contractors Of America Political Action Committee Endorses Joe O’Dea For U.S. Senate
06/08/2022 Region’s Fast-growing $8.3 Billion Construction Sector Contributes An Extra $10 Billion To Local Economy, Supports 83,000 Non-Construction Jobs
06/03/2022 Construction Employment Climbs By 36,000 In May, While Hourly Earnings Rise At Fastest Yearly Rate In 40 Years As Firms Scramble To Fill Positions