Labor Policy Construction Sharply Split Over House-Passed PRO Act Bruce Buckley March 10, 2021 No Comments Building trades strongly support the bill, but contractor groups vociferously oppose it.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Loses 61K Jobs in February as Unemployment Rate Hits 9.6% Tom Ichniowski March 5, 2021 No Comments Specialty trade contractors saw the greatest job losses while the industry jobless rate worsened on monthly, year-over-year measures.yRead More
Construction Workforce House-Passed Apprenticeship Bill Draws Mixed Construction Reactions Tom Ichniowski February 8, 2021 No Comments Unions praise bill, contractor groups say it puts training programs not affiliated with unions at a disadvantage.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Loses 3,000 Jobs in Jan., First Monthly Dip Since April Tom Ichniowski February 5, 2021 No Comments Industry's jobless rate improved slightly from December, but was much worse than year-earlier level, BLS reportsRead More
Construction Workforce Construction's December Jobless Rate Jumps Despite 51K Job Gain Tom Ichniowski January 8, 2021 No Comments Nonresidential building was only construction segment that shed jobs last month.Read More
Safety and Health Construction Jobsite Deaths, Fatality Rate Climb Tom Ichniowski December 16, 2020 No Comments Industry's 1,061 construction fatalities in 2019 is the highest number since 2007, BLS says.Read More
Workforce Construction Adds 84,000 Jobs in October, Largest Gain Since June Tom Ichniowski November 6, 2020 No Comments Industry's workforce remains at 294,000, or 3.8%, below February's pre-pandemic level.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction's Sept. Job Gains Rise a Bit, Jobless Rate Dips Industry adds 26,000 jobs in September, up from 17,000 increase in August. Tom Ichniowski October 2, 2020 No Comments Most of the monthly job gains were concentrated in nonresidential construction.Read More
Construction Workforce Pace of Rebound for Construction Jobs Slows Slightly in August Tom Ichniowski September 4, 2020 No Comments Industry adds 16,000 positions during the month, but total employment is still down by 294,000 year over year.Read More
Industry Economist: Recovery Has Started, But Tough Times Still Ahead Alisa Zevin August 14, 2020 No Comments ABC's Anirban Basu forecasts overall economic recovery in 2021, with construction lagging behind. Read More