Construction Workforce Construction Jobs Growth Stays Strong, 42,000 Gain in Feb. Report , based on mid-Feb. data, doesn't seem to reflect possible impacts of coronavirus. Tom Ichniowski March 6, 2020 No Comments All construction sectors added jobs in Feb., led by specialty trade contractors segment.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Gains 20,000 Jobs in Dec., Jobless Rate Shows Mixed Results January 10, 2020 No Comments Industry's unemployment rate up to 5.0% from November's 4.4% but dips from December 2018's 5.1%, BLS says.Read More
Workplace Safety Construction Fatalities Up in 2018, Fatality Rate Unchanged Tom Ichniowski December 18, 2019 One Comment One encouraging finding is an 11% decline in the number of fatal falls, for all industries.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Jobless Rate Weakens in November Industry officials trace results to continued worker shortage Tom Ichniowski December 6, 2019 No Comments Industry added only 1,000 jobs for the month but workforce still is up by 2%, year over year.Read More
Construction Safety Nonfatal Construction Injuries Edge Up but Injury Rate Declines Tom Ichniowski November 7, 2019 One Comment Injuries rose less than 1% in 2018 to 199,100; rate per 100 workers dipped to 3.0 from 3.1.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Oct. Jobless Rate Falters Despite Gain of 10,000 Jobs November 1, 2019 No Comments Industry's unemployment rate increased to 4.0% from September's 3.2% and October 2018's 3.6%.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Sept. Jobless Rate Falls, Matching Industry's 10-Year Low Tom Ichniowski October 4, 2019 No Comments Industry's jobless rate dips to 3.2% in September from August's 3.6% and year-earlier 4.1%, BLS says.Read More
Environment Trump Administration Rolls Back 2015 Clean Water Rule Action repeals Obama-era WOTUS regs that determined Clean Water Act permitting requirements Pam Hunter McFarland Pam Radtke Russell September 12, 2019 One Comment Industry, business and agricultural groups cheered the announcement, but Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen called the repeal of the 2015 rule “shameful and dangerous. No one is above the law, including the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 14,000 Jobs in Aug., Jobless Rate Trends Mixed Tom Ichniowski September 6, 2019 No Comments Industry's August unemployment rate slipped to 3.6% from July's 3.8% but rose from year-earlier 3.4%.Read More
Construction Workforce More Than 300,000 Comments Pour In on DOL's Proposed Apprenticeship Rule Tom Ichniowski August 30, 2019 One Comment Building trades back, and ABC opposes, construction exemption from proposed new apprenticeship program.Read More