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 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
Survey Says Contractors Still Can't Find Enough Craft Workers Jeff Yoders August 28, 2019 No Comments AGC-Autodesk report says 80% of contractors face shortage of skilled workers.Read More
The Nation's Infrastructure Budget Deal Has No Specifics on Infrastructure Spending Unlike last two-year pact, new agreement lacks overall infrastructure increase target Tom Ichniowski July 27, 2019 No Comments Industry officials hope to at least preserve big infrastructure gains won in 2018-2019.Read More
Construction Workforce House Passes Bill to Aid Ailing Multiemployer Pension Plans Tom Ichniowski July 24, 2019 No Comments UPDATE 7/26/19: House approves bill to create a federal loan program to help plans in distressed condition.Read More
Highway Infrastructure Senate Panel Aims for Highway Bill Vote by August Break Tom Ichniowski July 23, 2019 No Comments UPDATE 7/23/19: Environment and Public Works Chairman Barrasso plans Aug. 1 committee vote on five-year bill.Read More