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Business

Construction job openings expected to increase as industry rebounds

Construction employment in the United States will likely rebound soon due to the increasing number of projects set in place, Bloomberg reported. Government data show that October brought the most job openings and beginnings of construction projects that builders have seen in four years, and architecture firms are seeing the industry’s fastest progress since December […]

December 19, 2012

Workforce

Merrill Lynch: “We are on the verge of construction hiring”

Bill McBride has pulled in some optimistic comments from Michelle Meyer at Merrill Lynch. Meyer says 2012 will “go down in history as a year of transition for the housing market” with housing starts on track to be up 25 percent and home prices on track to increase 5 percent by year’s end. Meyer forecasts […]

December 13, 2012

Business

Construction loses 20k jobs in November

Good news for the economy today as the latest U.S. Labor Department figures show that 146,000 jobs were added in the month of November while unemployment fell to 7.7 percent — the lowest that rate been since December 2008. However, the construction industry did not share in that good news, losing 20,000 jobs in November. […]

December 7, 2012

Business

Fontaine creates 100 jobs in Jasper, Alabama

Fontaine Trailer is adding 100 jobs in Jasper, Alabama, AL.com reported. According to the Birmingham Business Journal, the jobs will come as a result of an expansion project. Part of the funding will come from a portion of the $500,000 community development block grant Alabama Governor Robert Bentley awarded for two expansion projects in Walker […]

November 30, 2012

Workforce

Labor shortage: skilled workers walk away, students say no thanks

With housing construction at its highest rate in four years, construction spending up 14 percent since the market bottom in February of 2008 and building permits for houses and apartments up 31 percent over 2011, there is much cause for optimism in the U.S. construction industry. However, there is much cause for concern as well. […]

November 29, 2012

Technology

Colorado community college sees sparked interest in welding

In a story that hopefully has strong indications of a trend across all trades, one Colorado community college has seen a huge uptick in interest in its welding courses thanks to the economy.

October 22, 2012

Construction Equipment

AGC: Shrinking construction industry adds 1,000 jobs in August as unemployment rate falls

Construction employers added 1,000 jobs in August as the industry's unemployment rate fell to 11.3 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the AGC Friday. The August 2011 unemployment rate for construction workers was 13.5 percent.

September 11, 2012

Recruiting & retention

AWS using new approach to find next generation of welders

Did you know more than 140,000 new welders will be needed by 2019? Neither did I. The American Welding Society says many welders in the United States are approaching retirement age, and they’re expecting a bump in demand from industries across the spectrum. To pique interest in the field, AWS helped the Boy Scouts of […]

June 5, 2012

Home

Good news, bad news on construction employment front

The construction industry lost 2,000 jobs in April, following similar declines of 3,000 in March and 1,000 in February, but still added 63,000 jobs over the past year as the industry unemployment rate shrank to 14.5 percent—the lowest April level in four years, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by […]

May 8, 2012

Roadbuilding

Good news, bad news on construction employment front

The construction industry lost 2,000 jobs in April, following similar declines of 3,000 in March and 1,000 in February, but still added 63,000 jobs over the past year as the industry unemployment rate shrank to 14.5 percent—the lowest April level in four years, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by […]

May 7, 2012

Home

Daimler creates jobs

Daimler Trucks North America will add a second shift in order to increase production at its Freightliner Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, North Carolina. The additional shift will add more than 1,100 new jobs by the end of 2012. DTNA anticipates personnel at the plant to increase by 72 percent, which will include approximately 1,072 […]

January 13, 2012

Pickups

President George W. Bush named keynote speaker for The Work Truck Show 2012

President George W. Bush named keynote speaker for The Work Truck Show 2012

September 29, 2011