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Workforce

Construction Gains 24,000 Jobs in November; Jobless Rates Mixed

Tom Ichniowski

December 8, 2017

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Specialty-trade contractors gain 22,600 jobs, but heavy-civil sector sheds 7,800.

Industry Awards

ABC Rocky Mountain Honors 2017 Excellence in Construction Award Winners

November 9, 2017

The projects were judged based on complexity, unusual challenges or problems overcome, innovative techniques or programs, value-engineering, safety records and owner satisfaction.

Construction workforce

Construction Adds 11,000 Jobs in Oct., Unemployment Rate Down

Residential sectors lead job gains, adding 13,300

Tom Ichniowski

November 3, 2017

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October jobless rate dips to 4.5% from September's 4.7%, and from year-earlier 5.7%

Construction Workers

Construction Sept. Jobless Rate Down from Year-Earlier Level

Last month's 4.7% rate dips from Sept. 2016's 5.2%.

Tom Ichniowski

October 6, 2017

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Post-hurricane repair work may have aided jobs gains for nonresidential specialty trade contractors, ABC economist says.

Trump Plan Would Cut Tax Bills For Small Construction Firms

Pam Radtke Russell

Tom Ichniowski

October 4, 2017

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Tax bills for most small construction companies would fall under a broad tax-reform outline unveiled on Sept. 27 by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans.

Construction Workforce

Construction Adds 6,000 Jobs in July, but Jobless Rate Rises

Buildings sector gained 5,500 jobs but heavy-civil construction lost 1,200

Tom Ichniowski

August 4, 2017

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July's 4.9% rate edged up from 4.5% in previous month and in July 2016, Labor Dept. reports.

Construction Workforce

Trump Apprenticeship Directive's Impact on Construction Unclear

Plan would reduce DOL role in setting programs' requirements

Tom Ichniowski

June 20, 2017

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Building trades say they believe construction is exempt from executive order; AGC says industry impact uncertain.

Construction Workforce

Construction Gains 58,000 Jobs in February

Jobless rate edges up from year-earlier level, but declines from January

Tom Ichniowski

March 10, 2017

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Specialty trade contractors lead jobs gains, adding 36,400.

Wages

Senate Bill Would Bar Davis-Bacon on Highway Construction Projects

The building trades unions blast the proposal, but can it succeed in the Republican Congress?

John Guzzon

February 15, 2017

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Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is pushing legislation that would suspend the Davis-Bacon Act’s prevailing-wage provisions on federal highway construction contracts.