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Workforce

ABC survey: Fla. contractors have open positions, few takers

The Associated Builders and Contractors’ 3Q survey shows the double whammy of a booming market and Hurricane Irma clean-up has Florida contractors scrambling for available labor. While all other areas in the ABC Florida Construction Confidence Index (CCI) survey—sales expectations, staffing levels and workforce development—have positive 70-plus index numbers, the index number dropped to 25 […]

January 15, 2018

Workforce

Construction adds 30k jobs in December, 210k for 2017

The U.S. construction industry saw employment increase by 3.1 percent during 2017, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Industry employment increased by 30,000 jobs in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.993 million Americans. Construction added a total of 210,000 jobs over the course of 2017. The new data also revised […]

January 10, 2018

Roadbuilding

MnDOT creates interactive map to link contractors with small businesses and diverse workers

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is inviting contractors to use a newly created digital mapping system to find approved subcontractors and to hire veterans, women and minorities. “We developed the Mapping Minnesota tool to provide a quick and easy way to link contractors and small businesses to current and future projects,” said Kim Collins, MnDOT’s […]

January 8, 2018

Workforce

Construction industry unites to launch Go Build America, a nationwide workforce initiative

Across the nation, employers need more than a million workers to meet construction industry demand – but the work force is shrinking, becoming older, and fewer young people are entering the trades. The average age of a tradesman today is 47, and only one out of 10 are women, according to Go Build America, a […]

January 5, 2018

Workforce

Contractors expect growth in 2018 – along with worsening labor shortage

Anticipating that the economy will be better than last year for the industry, a majority of construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2018. But their optimism is tempered by concern over a growing shortage of skilled workers. That’s according to a survey released today by Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and […]

January 3, 2018

Workforce

Construction jobs reach 10-year high, yet contractors face increasing challenges filling openings

Construction employers added 24,000 jobs in November and 184,000 over the year – yet the need remains high for more workers to fill open positions, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Employment in construction jumped to 6.955 million jobs in November – the highest level since November 2008, according to an analysis of […]

January 1, 2018

Workforce

Construction adds 24,000 jobs in November

The U.S. construction industry increased employment for a fourth consecutive month in November, with the addition of 24,000 jobs. Total construction employment rose to 6.955 million Americans during the month, a 2.7-percent improvement over the November 2016 total, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The November jobs data also brought a revision to […]

December 11, 2017

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

Driver/operator coaching/training

New fee funds construction worker training in Ala.

The Alabama Construction Industry Craft Training Board has awarded $1.8 million in grants to train workers for construction jobs. The money comes from a new fee of $1 per $1,000 in project value on nonresidential building permits in the state. Collection of the fee began in October 2016, and the first disbursement was in September. […]

November 8, 2017

Workforce

Construction adds 11,000 jobs in October

The U.S. construction industry added jobs for a third consecutive month in October. The industry added 11,000 workers to bring total employment to 6.930 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. October’s total employment figure represents a 3-percent improvement in the number of positions filled over the October 2016 figure. The October […]

November 7, 2017

Workforce

The upside of construction’s aging workforce

Although much has been made of construction’s aging workforce, most of the emphasis has been on labor. But aging is nothing if not equal opportunity, the most egalitarian force of nature. So aging is not just a labor crew reality, but cuts across your entire organization: office, management, you. With all the angst about replacing […]

October 26, 2017

Workforce

Construction adds 8,000 jobs in September

The construction industry added 8,000 jobs during September bringing total industry employment to 6.911 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The September jobs report also brought a revision to the August jobs total. August employment was revised downward from the previously reported 6.918 million jobs to 6.903 million. The change brings what was […]

October 6, 2017