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Hiring process slows as employers and employees show caution.

Will continuing demand for data center construction keep construction contractors hiring?

Construction unemployment rose in 44 states, but hiring, backlog and labor data suggest contractors are preserving crews rather than broadly cutting workers.

Immediate concern is labor mainly from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal, with crews that are traditionally 90–95% expatriates not easily replaced by locals.

Resignation comes amid a misconduct probe, leaving contractors, unions and public owners watching for shifts in policy.

Revoli Construction was cited for seven willful violations, 33 repeat violations and 17 serious violations after fatal Yarmouth, Mass., cave-in, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor.

Autodesk agrees to acquire field project management platform Rhumbix and has officially rebranded Autodesk Construction Cloud as Forma. 

Firms saw turnover decline in 2025.

Building contractors added 6,500 jobs in February, with nonresidential firms adding 4,100, and residential builders adding 2,400 positions.

Boston Legacy Football Club privately raised $190 million to fund the the city's White Stadium.