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Workforce

Construction training to be the only subject at this Chicago high school

This fall, the city of Chicago will transition one of its vocational high schools to a curriculum based solely around training students to enter the construction workforce. The move represents a return to form for Dunbar Vocational Career Academy which, prior to World War II, focused solely on the trades. According to a report from the […]

May 9, 2016

Business

Construction job gains dip in April as unemployment drops 3 points

Though April’s jobs gain was among the lowest of the U.S. construction’s 13-month-long streak of staving off employment losses, the small increase was coupled with a sizable decrease in the industry’s unemployment rate. Construction added 1,000 jobs in April, bringing the total number of Americans employed in construction to 6.670 million, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. […]

May 9, 2016

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

Workforce

SCE&G working with schools statewide to fill 1,000 construction positions for new reactors

South Carolina Energy & Gas (SCE&G) will hire 1,000 workers over the course of this year as part of a large, ongoing project for two new nuclear reactors. According to a report from the Aiken Standard, SCE&G currently has 3,500 workers employed in Jenkinsville at the company’s VC Summer plant for construction of the reactors. The company […]

January 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Iowa DOT seeks $9.7 million to avoid losing even more staff members

The Iowa Department of Transportation has lost 500 employees since 2011, and the department is asking for $9.7 million to prevent things from getting even more out of hand. The Gazette has reported that Iowa DOT Director Paul Trombino said the funds are need to help keep the department stabilized. Trombino said the state Legislature […]

January 15, 2016

Business

Contractors tell AGC worker shortage remains their top concern despite half having already increased base pay

As we reported yesterday, a majority of construction firms in the U.S. are optimistic about 2016 volumes and plan to hire more workers to meet likely increased demand. But their optimism is significantly tempered by two still-lingering factors: a shortage of available workers to hire and the quality of worker they’re seeing walk through their […]

January 12, 2016

Workforce

Construction adds 46,000 jobs in November

Despite the onset of colder months, construction job numbers are only heating up. Following the addition of 34,000 jobs in October, the industry added another 46,000 jobs in November, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Construction now employs 6.490 million Americans—the highest figure since January 2009 when it employed 6.567 million. This is the […]

December 4, 2015

Workforce

Iowa high school shop class tasks students with designing, building a sim home

Students in a Sioux City, Iowa, shop class are learning more than just the traditional woodworking techniques most high schoolers are taught. According to a report from the Sioux City Journal, Students in the Intro to Construction, Construction I and Advanced Construction classes are building a modular simulation home from the ground up. The students […]

October 16, 2015

Workforce

Construction adds 8,000 jobs in September

September brought another positive month to the U.S. construction workforce with an addition of 8,000 jobs. The industry now employs 6.396 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. September marks the sixth consecutive months of job gains for the industry, which has added jobs every month of 2015 save for March, due […]

October 7, 2015

Business

Company focused on construction staffing and skills training opens in Alabama

A new company focused on training up skilled construction workers opened its doors recently in Alabama. Wright Way held its ribbon cutting ceremony August 21 in Birmingham. The new company’s emphasis is welding training but the center will work to train up and place students in a number of positions in the construction, maintenance and […]

September 9, 2015

Business

Construction adds 3,000 jobs in August

Though hiring has certainly slowed over the summer months, the construction industry continued to add new workers rather than lose them in August. Construction added 3,000 new workers during the month and now employs 6.388 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The new data also revised upward the employment figure for July from the previously […]

September 4, 2015

Workforce

Construction jobs flat in June; unemployment drops

Following two months of gains, the U.S. construction industry saw no job losses or gains in June. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, construction employment remained at 6.380 million Americans. The industry’s unemployment rate, however, dropped from 6.7 percent to 6.3 percent. The new data also revised downward the employment figure for May from the previously […]

July 3, 2015