ENR 2024 Top Design Firms Sourcebook: Artificial Intelligence Ramps Up With a rise in design services and ongoing labor challenges, can AI-powered tech help firms work smarter? Emell D. Adolphus July 16, 2024 No Comments Commentary from the Top 500 Design Firms in 2024 reveals a shift in the use of artificial intelligence to complement design services.Read More
Construction Posts Another Strong Month for Jobs in June, Adding 27,000 Workers Jeff Rubenstone July 5, 2024 No Comments The construction unemployment rate fell to 3.3%, another signal that the labor supply pressures of recent years are still ongoing.Read More
Construction Jobs Increased in November, But Just Barely Contractors continued to struggle to add needed workers Scott Judy December 8, 2023 No Comments Heavy and civil contractors were the most robust in terms of hiring in November, with a net addition of 2,000 positions.Read More
ENR Mountain States Top Contractors: Firms Stay Busy as Economy Hints at Changes to Come Mountain States contractors experience continued project demand amid ongoing labor challenges as qualified talent remains scarce Jennifer Seward July 24, 2023 No Comments Mountain States contractors continue to ride the wave of a busy 2023 market despite chatter of an economic slowdown.Read More
Construction Technology Labor Market Analyzer Tools Are Integrated with Procore Construction labor availability analysis is available for project managers from Procore accounts Jeff Yoders July 5, 2023 One Comment With its Construction Labor Market Analyzer integrated into Procore's construction management platform, technology firm Construction Industry Resources aims to assist contractors in making accurate predictions of labor needs.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Employment Climbs Again, Up 25K in January Tom Ichniowski February 3, 2023 No Comments The construction industry's unemployment rate increased from December's figure but was down from the year-earlier level.Read More
Despite Residential Slowdown, Construction Adds 13K Jobs in June Scott Judy July 8, 2022 No Comments Specialty trade contractors added the biggest boost to construction jobs in the month of June, with 11,800 new positions overall.Read More
Labor Ontario Craft Strike Could Delay Hundreds of Projects Across Province More than 25,000 union workers, mostly carpenters, have walked off the job this month Scott Van Voorhis May 13, 2022 No Comments More than 25,000 union carpenters and other trades walked off jobsites across province in the largest wave of labor unrest since the late 1980s. Read More