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Maryland shadow program works to draw high school students to construction training

Through the end of this month a vocational school in Fredrick, Maryland is offering students the opportunity to get a taste of the industry by shadowing its construction training program. The Fredrick County Career and Technology Center (CTC) is the home of several construction technology programs. Each year, the CTC gives its construction students hands-on […]

February 12, 2014

Students in the Fredrick County (Maryland) Career and Technology Center carpentry program observe a garage craning on the site of the program’s annual project house.

Construction companies join forces, commit to hiring more than 100,000 veterans

More than 100 construction companies have joined forces in committing to hiring more than 100,000 veterans over the next five years. First announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed written by First Lady Michelle Obama, the move is part 0f Joining Forces, a White House initiative to find more private sector jobs for U.S. military veterans. As […]

February 10, 2014

U.S. Marines train Afghan National Army soldiers on how to maintenance heavy equipment as part of the Heavy Equipment Maintenance Course at the engineer lot on Camp Shorabak. Credit: Sgt. Bryan Peterson

Construction adds 48k jobs in January for highest gain in nearly 7 years, but unemployment rate jumps again

The U.S. construction industry added 48,000 jobs in January, posting its highest employment gain since before the start of the recession, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the last seven years, January’s gains only rank second to February 2007 when the industry added 80,000 jobs. That huge gain preceded a 29-month […]

February 7, 2014

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Construction worker the only profession to increase rate of home ownership following the recession

Despite likely being the hardest hit profession by the one-two punch of the bursting housing bubble and the ensuing recession, construction workers and home builders were the only group to increase their rate of home ownership in the last few years. According to a recent analysis of U.S. Census data by real-estate website Trulia, the […]

January 29, 2014

3 things contractors can do to keep valuable workers on staff during the skilled worker shortage

The skilled worker shortage has been looming over the construction industry, and the Associated General Contractors’ 2014 outlook shows that contractors are already having a problem finding skilled professionals and craft workers. With that in mind, it’s more important than ever to hang on to the valuable workers you already have. Do you have a […]

January 29, 2014

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Construction skills boot camp in St. Louis to shut down due to lack of funding

After 14 years of equipping unemployed minorities with the skills necessary for a job in the construction industry, the Construction Prep Center in St. Louis, Missouri is shutting down. The boot camp cost students nothing but carried an annual budget that fluctuated between $180,000 and $480,000, according to a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. […]

January 27, 2014

San Antonio AGC president says he plans to “double down” on solving skilled worker shortage

During a banquet Tuesday, the newly-installed 2014 president of the Assocaited General Contractors of America’s San Antonio chapter said the main focus of his action plan will be workforce development. According to a report from San Antonio Business Journal, AGC San Antonio president Sam Nunnelly said programs like the Architectural Construction Engineering Mentor Program, the Construction […]

January 15, 2014

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Hire a Hero begins staffing effort to create path to construction, trade jobs for veterans

Hire a Hero, a program designed to transition former U.S. soldiers to the civilian workforce, has not been enough to get veterans into jobs such as those in construction, says the Armed Forces Support Foundation. which runs the program. “The current transition assistance from military to civilian life is inadequate and our veterans are not […]

January 13, 2014

Transportation loses 600 jobs in December

The transportation sector lost 600 jobs in December, dipping from 4.5366 million jobs in November to 4.536 million jobs in December, according to statistics released Friday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In comparison, overall employment in the U.S. increased by 74,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate decreased 0.3 […]

January 10, 2014

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Construction industry loses 16k jobs in December, unemployment rate jumps

Diverging greatly from hopeful reports that came earlier in the week, the U.S. construction industry lost 16,000 jobs in December, snapping a streak of six consecutive months of job gains. A total of 5.833 million Americans are employed in the construction industry, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report revised […]

January 10, 2014

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JCB’s $244 million expansion plan will create 2,500 jobs in UK

Two new factories and a large expansion are in the plans for JCB as part of a $244 million plan that will create 2,500 jobs in the United Kingdom. The expansion plan will take place over a five year period and will be a huge boost for the county of Staffordshire where each of the […]

December 12, 2013

The 22-ton JCB JS220 excavator is made in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.

Transportation gains nearly 31k jobs in November

The transportation sector gained 30,500 jobs in November, rising from 4,504,100 jobs in October to 4,534,600 in November, according to statistics released Friday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In comparison, overall employment in the U.S. increased by 203,000 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate decreased 0.3 percent. The couriers […]

December 9, 2013

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