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Construction employment dipped by 5,000 jobs between December and January even though hourly pay rose at a record pace in the past year, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data.

The Biden Administration’s decision to withdraw its emergency vaccine mandate for firms that employ 100 or more people will help firms avoid losing workers unwilling to comply with the new measure.

After weeks of legal wrangling, the U.S. Supreme Court provided some clarity to the debate over the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for larger employers with its ruling to block initiative.

Between October 2020 and October 2021, nearly two out of three U.S. metro areas added construction jobs.

The confusion over the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employers continues as officials from the White House and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issue conflicting statements on enforcement.

Rising construction materials prices appear to be starting to drive up the price of construction projects, according to an analysis released by AGC. 

Instead of providing additional resources and support to encourage workers to do the right thing, the Biden administration’s new vaccine mandates will make the challenge of vaccinating more construction professionals harder, based on our initial analysis of the measure.

Despite efforts by some states to oppose President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal employees and contractors, the legal writing is on the wall – for now.

The construction industry gained 22,000 jobs between August and September as nonresidential construction firms added employees for the first time in six months.

President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees, contractors and all employers with 100 or more workers has several ramifications for contractors