2024 Forecast: Top 10 Takeaways
Highlights from the latest construction forecasts show that U.S. economic recovery slowly continues, shadowed by inflation and labor challenges, and geopolitical risk.
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What you should know about Florida lawmakers' push to ease child labor laws
The push comes amid a state crackdown on migrant labor
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Infrastructure nudges backlog higher as other sectors struggle
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Anirban Basu Federal Reserve Associated Builders Construction Backlog Indicator Confidence Index Middle States
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The average U.S. contractor has 8.5 months worth of construction work in the pipeline, as of November 2023
Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator inched up to 8.5 months in November from 8.4 months in October, according to an ABC member survey conducted Nov. 20 to Dec. 4. The reading is down 0.7 months from November 2022.
Anirban Basu Federal Reserve Associated Builders Construction Backlog Indicator Backlog Indicator Construction Confidence Index
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Infrastructure Backlog Grows in November: ABC
The November infrastructure backlog indicator is up since October.
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These bills could roll back Florida child labor restrictions. What do they do?
A bill that rolls back restrictions on when children age 16 and 17 can work is scheduled for a hearing this week.
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Minneapolis Fed sees pain in residential, commercial construction
Construction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly content.
United States Anirban Basu Federal Reserve Market Committee Federal Open Market Committee Minneapolis Fed
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Construction Jobs Increased in November, But Just Barely
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United States Anirban Basu Ken Simonson Bureau Of Labor Statistics Labor Statistics Associated Builders
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Researchers explore how to better tap into Nebraska's prison population to fill labor gaps
Researchers went to employers for first-hand accounts of what is or isn’t working in the state’s efforts to transition individuals from a stint behind bars into the labor force.
United States University Of Nebraska At Omaha Janee Pannkuk Ryan Spohn Department Of Correctional Services Justice Research
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US infrastructure building boom revs up extended-stay market
The Biden administration's infrastructure spending blitz has put more construction laborers on the road for work this year, fueling a race by extended-stay hotel operators to win their business. Data from Navan, a corporate travel management company, shows construction industry extended-stay lodging bookings are up 120% in the two years through the end of November. “If you look at the infrastructure bill and reshoring of American jobs, there's a huge amount of new business com...
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