Workforce Labor Dept. Gears Up To Revamp Davis-Bacon Act Pam McFarland March 14, 2022 No Comments Proposed changes would be the first major revisions to the law in about 40 years.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Jobs Leap by 60K in February, Nearing Pre-Pandemic Peak Tom Ichniowski March 4, 2022 No Comments Industry jobless rate also improves on monthly and year-over-year basis, BLS reports.Read More
Construction Workforce After Steady Monthly Gains, Construction Loses 5,000 Jobs in January Tom Ichniowski February 4, 2022 No Comments Industry unemployment rate rises to 7.1% from December's 5%, but improves sharply year-over-year.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Posts Fourth-Straight Monthly Jobs Gain, Adding 22,000 Tom Ichniowski January 7, 2022 No Comments Nonresidential specialty contractors segment shows strongest results.Read More
Safety and Health Construction Fatalities Decrease but Fatal-Injury Rate Climbs Tom Ichniowski December 16, 2021 No Comments Industry's workplace fatalities dip 5% in 2020, but fatality rate is up to 10.2 per 100,000 workers from 9.7.Read More
Outlook Economist Projects 'Very Busy' 2022 for Construction Industry James Leggate December 9, 2021 No Comments Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors and CEO of consulting firm Sage Policy Group, expects projects from the new infrastructure package to be released in next year's third and fourth quarters.Read More
Construction Workforce With Solid November Jobs Gain, Construction Workforce Nears Pre-Pandemic Level Tom Ichniowski December 3, 2021 No Comments The unemployment rate was up from October level but has improved year over year.Read More
Safety and Health Calif. Safety Official Douglas Parker Confirmed as Federal OSHA Chief Vote Was 50-41, Basically Along Party Lines Tom Ichniowski Jeff Yoders October 25, 2021 No Comments Parker's first big task: implementing expected standard mandating worker vaccination or testing for COVId-19.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Loses 3,000 Jobs in August, But Jobless Rate Falls to 4.6% Tom Ichniowski September 3, 2021 No Comments Job losses in nonresidential segments outpaced gains in residential sector.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Jobs Flat in April, But Unemployment Rate Falls Tom Ichniowski May 7, 2021 No Comments Totals pulled down by loss of 11,800 jobs in nonresidential specialty trade firms.Read More