Total construction spending increased by 0.5 percent in June, driven by increases in most residential and nonresidential construction segments, according to an analysis of federal spending data the Associated General Contractors of America released Aug. 1.

The construction sector added 15,000 jobs in April while the sector’s unemployment rate fell to a record-low for the month and the number of unfilled construction positions is close to a monthly high, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released May 5.

Construction employment increased in 259, or 72 percent, of 358 metro areas between March 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.

Total construction spending increased by 0.3 percent in March as growth in manufacturing and education pulled up nonresidential construction spending for the month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America on May 1 of new federal data.

Construction employment increased in 44 states in March from a year earlier, while only 20 states added construction jobs from February to March, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America on April 21.

The construction sector added 23,000 jobs in June while the sector’s unemployment rate fell to the lowest rate ever for the month and pay levels in the industry continued to rise, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released today.

Purdue University Professor Bryan Hubbard was named outstanding educator of 2023 in the field of construction education, the Associated General Contractors of America announced April 17.

Total construction spending in May increased by 0.9 percent from April and 2.4 percent year-over-year, as gains in manufacturing construction and single-family homebuilding offset a downturn in major infrastructure segments, according to an analysis today by the Associated General Contractors of America of new federal data.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as Iowa State University and Pittsburg State University were named the nation’s most outstanding student construction chapters of 2022, the Associated General Contractors of America announced April 12.

Construction employment increased in 230, or 64 percent, of 358 metro areas between May 2022 and May 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.