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Raises peaked in 2023, but remain high compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Veterans' agency, which builds health care and other facilities, cited a Jan. 21 court ruling against the Biden-era agreement in a directive to remove it from construction contracts. 

The industry's percentage of Hispanic construction workers increased from 16.5% in 2000 to 34% in 2023, with drywall installation, roofing and painting among the highest representations.

Two construction associations and a contractor are suing to block a Minnesota law that will provide stiff penalties for misclassifying employees as independent contractors.

The General Services Administration has made an exception to Biden-era rules that require project labor agreements on all large projects, exempting land port of entry projects from the rule, stating that doing so would be "impracticable."

Overall construction prices are more than 40% higher than in February 2020.

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Prices are expected to rise as domestic steel producers raise production to meet demand, experts say. 

The U.S. Dept. of Defense has instructed its agencies to remove language in contracts requiring labor agreements for projects over $35 million, changing a Biden-era rule. 

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