Economic Indicators Autodesk Analysis: Construction Bids Up 36% Over Pre-Pandemic Levels Economic analysis of bidding from Autodesk's Builders Network shows construction may recover faster than expected Jeff Yoders March 18, 2021 No Comments Compared to three-month pre-virus average, total bid volume in Autodesk's BuildingConnected platform rose 36% in January, an all-time high.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
Coronavirus & Construction Global Survey: Infrastructure, Residential Work Driving Recovery February 9, 2021 No Comments Survey respondents in North America expect workloads in 2021 to continue to rebound.Read More
Construction Economics AGC: 2021 Outlook Muted as Pandemic Delays, Cancels Projects Only 35% of firms plan to add workers; 24% plan reductions Jeff Yoders January 7, 2021 No Comments AGC survey of 1,300 member firms shows most contractors expect demand for new construction to fall in 2021.Read More
Global Construction's Overperformance Won't Last, Analyst Says Modest growth is expected by 2023 Peter Reina January 5, 2021 No Comments
How to Get the Post-Election Economy Back to Full Strength November 11, 2020 No Comments If you think the election is tough to sort out, wait until Congress turns to fixing the economy.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 Economics for November 2, 2020 October 28, 2020 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Monthly Construction Spending Drops in April, Commerce Dept. Says Alisa Zevin June 1, 2020 No Comments But spending did increase on a year-over-year basis.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Jobs Keep Rising, with April Gain of 33,000 Tom Ichniowski May 3, 2019 No Comments Industry's 4.7% unemployment rate is its lowest for April since 2000, economists note.Read More