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Road construction jobs surpass 2019 employment stats for June
Of the 224 major sectors of the economy, only 27 posted annual gains in the number of jobs in June – and one of those was transportation construction, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. The sector just barely added more jobs in June versus June 2019. Highway, street and bridge contractors employed 284,400 […]
August 19, 2020
Dealers
ARA reduces rental forecast but still expects steady 4-year growth
The slower growth is attributed to the ongoing trade war with China and fading stimulus benefits from the tax cuts signed by President Trump in 2017.
February 21, 2019
Dealers
ARA head: “Equipment rental is one of the original sharing economies”
Tony Conant, CEO of the American Rental Association, shares insight on what’s happening in the construction equipment rental industry. See what he shared here.
June 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
Road and bridge jobs fall for first March in 5 years; construction adds 17k workers in April
March saw the first decline in road and bridge construction employment in five years, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. Compared to March 2017, there were 2,100 fewer highway and bridge construction workers in March 2018, ARTBA says, citing recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The decline represents a […]
May 7, 2018
Workforce
Hurricane recovery sends construction unemployment to record low
U.S. construction unemployment tied a record low in October, at 4.5 percent, with recovery from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and other disasters appearing to lead the jobs increase, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. The last time construction unemployment reached 4.5 percent in October was in 2006, the ABC says. The October 2017 rate was […]
December 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Colo. DOT puts parolees to work on maintenance projects
The Colorado Department of Transportation is hiring people with criminal records to work on bridges and clean up areas along roadsides in an effort to give those on parole a second chance. CDOT contracts with the Center for Employment Opportunities to place the parolees in full-time and transitional employment. The center operates transitional work crews […]
November 27, 2017
Business
Construction adds 28,000 jobs in August
The construction industry added its third largest monthly jobs total of the year in August with a gain of 28,000 jobs. The new jobs bring total U.S. construction employment to 6.918 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The August jobs report also brought a revision to the July jobs total. July employment […]
September 1, 2017
Workforce
Construction adds 11,000 jobs in May; unemployment falls again
The U.S. construction industry added 11,000 jobs in May, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The industry now employs 6.881 million Americans, an increase of 3 percent over the May 2016 figure. The May report also revised the April employment figure downward from the previously reported 6.877 million to 6.870 million. The revision makes what […]
June 2, 2017
Workforce
Construction adds 6,000 jobs in March
Though the increase wasn’t as substantial as the two months that preceded it, the U.S. construction industry notched a seventh straight month of jobs expansion in March. The industry now employs 6.882 million Americans, a 2.6-percent increase over the March 2016 figure, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. March’s report also brought a revision […]
April 10, 2017
Workforce
Construction sees largest monthly jobs increase in nearly a decade; home starts up 3%
The U.S. construction industry added 58,000 jobs in February, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Monthly jobs figures can change as the department revises past estimates month to month, but if February’s figure holds, it would be the second-largest monthly construction jobs gain of the last 10 years. The largest increase of the last decade belongs […]
March 16, 2017
Business
Construction adds 27,000 jobs in March
For 12 months now, the U.S. construction industry has not posted a loss in jobs. The industry added 27,000 jobs in the most recent tally for March, bringing the total number of Americans employed in construction to 6.672 million, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The latest data also revised February’s total, increasing it from […]
April 4, 2016
Business
Construction adds 28,000 jobs in January
The U.S. construction industry continued its streak of employment gains in January, adding 28,000 jobs. The industry now employs 6.615 million Americans, the highest total since December 2008’s total of 6.701 million, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Construction employment has been on the rise for 10 straight months. The latest data also […]
February 8, 2016
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