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Multiple forecasts from construction associations and financial institutions indicate an optimistic view of the industry by contractors and dealers in 2022.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 60 thousand employees joined the construction industry last month. The industry has seen a six percent year over year

Construction spending has seen gains in different sectors across the industry from 2021 to 2022 as well as the early part of this year. Meanwhile, inflation and other issues continue to fuel rising costs for key construction materials. That’s according to recent reports from the Associated General Contractors of America, which noted the construction industry ...

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Delays are scrambling the multifamily development pipeline and and cutting into returns for investors.

Tom Malinowski claimed that the "economy is incredibly strong" and that it is "booming." He also noted that "it is doing far better than anybody thought."

Most of the metro areas in the U.S. added construction jobs from 2020 to 2021, and some of those were in Louisiana.

Prices of construction materials jumped more than 20 percent from January 2021 to January 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of government data.

Prices of construction materials jumped more than 20% from January 2021 to January 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today.

Construction employment dipped by 5,000 jobs between December and January even though hourly pay rose at a record pace in the past year, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of government data.