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Roadbuilding

1 million+ ‘standing down’ against falls in construction

More than 1 million workers from tens of thousands of businesses are expected to take part in the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) National Fall Safety Stand Down this week. Throughout the week-long Stand-Down, employers and workers will pause during their workday to focus on the hazards of falls and preventing them. Industry and […]

June 4, 2014

Roadbuilding

Transportation gains 9k jobs in January

The transportation sector gained 9,900 jobs in January, rising from 4.55 million jobs in December to 4.56 million jobs in January, 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 113,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to […]

February 12, 2014

Roadbuilding

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

Roadbuilding

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

Roadbuilding

Transportation employment remains steady in October

The transportation sector maintained 4,493,600 jobs in October, the same number that were available in September, according to statistics released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In comparison, overall employment in the U.S. increased by 204,000 jobs in October while the unemployment rate increased to 7.3 percent. The warehousing […]

November 8, 2013

Roadbuilding

Who Cares About Safety?

If safety is such an important jobsite concern, why aren’t fatal accident numbers dropping for road contractors? According to a survey from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, the number of deadly jobsite accidents increased from 110 in 2003 to 119 in 2011. There were some deadlier years […]

August 12, 2013

Business

Construction unemployment rate drops despite losing 6k jobs in April

After riding a four-month streak of employment gains to the highest total employment the industry had seen in nearly four years, the construction industry lost 6,000 jobs in April, according to new data from the U.S. Labor Department. Despite the loss of jobs, the industry’s unemployment rate continued to fall, dipping to 13.2 percent. The […]

May 3, 2013

Home

Construction material prices decline

Construction materials prices declined 0.7 percent in July, according to the Producer Price Index (PPI) report the United States Department of Labor released on August 14. Construction materials prices are down 0.6 percent for the year; this is the first year-over-year decline since November 2009, when nonresidential construction spending was at its lowest point. Nonresidential […]

August 15, 2012

Pickups

October jobs report: Hiring weak, unemployment high

-From EquipmentWorld.com by Tina Grady Barbaccia The jobs report for October is expected to show hiring weak and unemployment still high, and the outlook for 2011 is still pretty bleak, according to a report from the Associated Press (AP). Economists expect the U.S.Department of Labor to report that employers added about 60,000 jobs in October, […]

November 10, 2010

Safety

OSHA publishes final rule on construction cranes

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday issued a new rule on the use of cranes and derricks in construction. The rule replaces a previous version which had been in effect since 1971, and updates safety, methods and practices, and incorporates technological advances to improve protection for operators. The rule also addresses crane […]

August 4, 2010

Roadbuilding

U.S. labor department, mining community commemorating 40th anniversary of Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, along with Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main, will be among the key speakers at the 40th anniversary commemoration of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 on Tuesday, March 23, at U.S. Department of Labor headquarters located at 200 […]

March 19, 2010