Tag: construction jobs

August 21, 2023

NextGen is a group of dedicated individuals and professionals from ConstructConnect that are committed to inspiring the next generation of youth to consider and join the construction workforce. With a nationwide labor shortage and a frightening gap between the demand […]

April 7, 2023

Construction’s employment picture was mixed in March, as the industry recorded its first overall monthly job losses in 14 months, but also posted declines in its unemployment rate. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment report, released on April […]

April 6, 2023

The number of apprentices in the construction industry is rising, but apprenticeships and jobs are still hard to fill, even with a labor shortage. Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, whose members come from both union and nonunion companies, reported […]

March 13, 2023

Construction employment continues to record solid gains, with 24,000 new jobs in February and increases in all industry sectors, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. BLS also says in its latest monthly employment report, released March 10, that construction’s jobless […]

January 12, 2023

Construction needs to find more workers, and there are no easy-to-fill jobs in the industry. In fact, according to an Associated General Contractors of America survey of its members, 91% of contractors had trouble filling positions last year, and experts […]

December 1, 2022

The new job market numbers appeared to make Basu cautiously optimistic. “Today’s job openings data show that the U.S. labor market still offers abundant opportunity for jobseekers,” he said. “Despite a decline in the number of industry job openings, 4.6% […]

September 28, 2022

The Sept. 28 signing by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) of bills aimed at addressing the state’s need for affordable housing is expected to facilitate construction of millions of new units for low- and middle-income residents and create more than […]

June 3, 2022

Construction recorded strong employment results in May, adding 36,000 jobs and posting its lowest monthly unemployment rate since September 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. But a construction economist says the latest BLS employment report, released on June […]

March 4, 2022

Construction jobs surged by 60,000 in February, with increases across all sectors and the industry’s unemployment rate improved on a monthly and year-over-year basis, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. The latest BLS monthly look at the U.S. […]

February 17, 2022

Landscape architects make the best money of the positions studied. According to Porch, landscape architects can earn $34 an hour, or roughly $70,630 a year. That position tends to require a four-year degree at least, though workers could also study […]

July 29, 2021

Construction employment declined or stagnated in 101 metro areas between February 2020, the last month before the pandemic, and last month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released today. Association officials […]

January 19, 2021

Unfounded allegations around the legitimacy of the presidential election, the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol and President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial could have negative effects on American businesses, according to corporate leaders, some of whom have […]

December 23, 2020

There are differing opinions on what could happen to border wall construction once Biden takes office. CNN reported in early December that Biden might not stop construction of projects in progress because contractor and landowner lawsuits and the legalities of […]

October 26, 2020

There are nearly 300,000 construction managers in the U.S., but the most common job that doesn’t require a college degree was first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers, with over 626,000 workers. Over 81% of those workers don’t have […]

October 7, 2020

The results of the study are not surprising, said John Mielke, president of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin, adding the Institute has a long history of favoring union policies when looking at the other reports they’ve produced. […]

September 21, 2020

The company joins an increasingly crowded field of technology firms trying to solve the seemingly simple yet intractable challenge of connecting tradespeople looking for work with construction companies who are hiring. In July, California-based construction project management software provider Procore […]

September 4, 2020

Construction’s employment growth eased modestly in August, adding 16,000 jobs from July’s total but the industry’s workforce still was down by 294,000 from the year-earlier level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. The BLS report on U.S. employment, released […]

February 5, 2020

MEPI, a research organization focused on infrastructure and construction issues in Midwestern states, ​reports that jobs traditionally done by skilled laborers are being completed more quickly via automation, with multiple robotic brick layers, for example, capable of placing thousands of […]

January 15, 2020

A new survey of contractors and consumers found that roofing is perceived as the most physically demanding construction trade, while electrical work seems to be the most difficult to master. CraftJack, a contractor lead service, surveyed 1,609 contractors and 652 […]

April 5, 2019

The construction industry gets perennially dinged for being too slow to innovate and adapt to new technology. This trend appears to be changing as more construction firms are realizing the value and benefit of adopting new technology. Not only is […]