Arizona Leads Nation, Nevada Not Far Behind In Adding Construction Jobs John Guzzon Karen Weil July 30, 2018 No Comments The Land of Enchantment lands just outside of the Top 10 in percentage of increase of construction jobs year-over-year.Read More
People, projects boost Southwest construction employment John Guzzon April 5, 2018 No Comments Percentage increases for Arizona and Nevada are among the highest in the nation. Read More
Construction Employment Construction Adds 30,000 Jobs in Dec., Jobless Rate Falls Vs. 2016 Rate dips to 5.9% from year-earlier 7.4% but rises from November's 5.0% Tom Ichniowski January 5, 2018 No Comments Specialty trade contractors added 23,800 jobs but nonresidential building and heavy-civil categories posted declines.Read More
'Go Build' Campaign to Launch National Website Jim Parsons November 15, 2017 2 Comments State-level image-building successes lead program proponents to roll out an expanded web platform next monthRead More
Southwest Construction Jobs Continue Upward Trajectory John Guzzon June 28, 2017 No Comments April Reporting from The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Reveals Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico Added More Than 600 Construction Jobs Month-Over-Month.Read More
Southwest States Lag Behind National Construction Employment Trends John Guzzon April 13, 2017 No Comments Month-over-month job gains evaporate in February, although year-over-year gains remain in Nevada and Arizona. Read More
Q&A Viewpoint: Women Helping to Reshape Construction as Their Numbers in the Industry Rise Nancy Kristof March 3, 2017 Anecdotal evidence reflects a trend of more women working in construction, yet demographics suggest that women remain a laregly untapped labor market.Read More
Construction Economics Construction January Jobless Rate Up, But 36K Jobs Added All construction segments gained jobs, led by residential specialty trade firms Tom Ichniowski February 3, 2017 No Comments January 9.4% rate up from year-earlier 8.5%, first year-over-year increase in more than six years.Read More
Washington, Oregon Have Strong Construction Employment Gains John Guzzon January 2, 2017 No Comments Both Year-Over-Year And Month-Over-Month Increases Evident, Robust In Washington and Oregon As Alaska Shows Year-Over-Year Decline.Read More
Construction Employment Lags In Arizona, Strong In Nevada And Stable In New Mexico John Guzzon December 29, 2016 No Comments Arizona Stalls, Then Sheds 2,600 Construction Jobs, As Nevada And New Mexico Add Almost 4,500 jobs In October and November. Read More