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

Reports from key industry events across the Mountain States region.

Fatal construction accidents were down about 2% overall in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, but some types of construction accidents saw worrying increases.

Gains in buildings construction slightly exceed losses among specialty trade contractors.

A top industry priority: protecting IIJA funding.

Construction's unemployment rate of 4.6% was the lowest ever recorded for the month of April, according to AGC.

Industry employment tops pre-pandemic peak for the first time, BLS says.

Fiscal 2022 apportionments for formula programs total $52.5 billion, the highest in decades.

The unemployment rate was up from October level but has improved year over year.