Board reinstates a definition of "joint employers" that unions say respects bargaining commitments, but industry employers claim could disrupt project relationships.

Industry's jobless rate is up from August level but edges down, year over year.

Nonresidential construction input prices remain high compared to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Residential specialty trade contractors segment posted the strongest July results, adding 13,300 positions.

Contractor groups say data from injury report forms OSHA plans to post online could be mischaracterized.

Representatives of major construction and transportation groups say that highway and transit funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continue to move out, financing active projects around the country at a solid pace. 

All industry segments recorded increases for the month, led by residential specialty trade contractors

ABC’s Construction Confidence Index for January shows more contractors expecting growth in sales, profit margins and staffing over the next six months.

New Bureau of Labor Statistics report says union portion of the total private sector construction workforce declined last year to 11.7%, the lowest annual level in a decade, but building trades counter that data understates organized labor strength.

Construction input prices fell in December at a greater rate than the Producer Price Index, but still outpaced the wholesale level marker of inflation for the year.