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Workforce

Construction employment increases in 33 states & D.C. in December

Construction employment increased in 33 states between November and December, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of Labor Department data. Additionally, employment increased in half the nation last year. Association officials noted that contractors responding to a recent survey expect to add more workers in 2013. In 2012, 24 […]

January 21, 2013

Business

AGC forecast promises mixed outlook for 2013 U.S. construction

2013 should be a better year than 2012 for construction firms, but not necessarily a great one, said Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, in a conference call detailing the results of the association’s forecast on construction hiring and business. There are bright spots in certain sectors, said CEO Stephen […]

January 14, 2013

Business

Construction employment declines in 151 metro areas between Nov. 2011 and Nov. 2012

The latest examination of construction employment in U.S. metro areas is out from the Associated General Contractors of America. After analyzing federal employment figures, the AGC found that construction employment declined in 151 out of 337 metropolitan areas between November 2011 and November 2012. Hiring was stagnant in 60 of those areas while 126 saw […]

January 9, 2013

Business

Construction job growth means hope for U.S. economy

A new report from the Washington Post calls the construction industry one of the “bright spots” in the recovering labor market, noting that the industry’s addition of 30,000 jobs in December accounted for one-fifth of all jobs added in the U.S. that month. The Post makes mention of the labor shortage that construction faces. Noting […]

January 7, 2013

Workforce

Construction adds 30k jobs in December

Preliminary figures from the U.S. Labor Department show that the construction industry added 30,000 jobs in the month of December. That’s the highest gain for the industry since September 2011 and makes for nearly 1/5 of all jobs added in the country during December. In all, construction companies employ 5.564 million Americans as of December. […]

January 4, 2013

Workforce

Opinion: Legalized marijuana bad for construction and society

Now that Colorado and Washington State have legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, the construction industry will be forced to confront some ugly problems. Can you drug test someone now and fire them if they test positive for pot? I don’t think the states or the human resources professionals have worked out the details […]

January 4, 2013

Workforce

The beginning of the end for unions?

Lost in the news cycle from last week was an unfortunate bit about a pro-union protester taking a swing at a Fox News “contributor” in one of the right-to-work rallies in Michigan. It was an ugly bit of video.  The Fox News guy suffered a chipped tooth, but fortunately the stupidity of the moment didn’t […]

December 20, 2012

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

Business

FMI: Unconfident contractors face labor shortage, project delays

According to a new report from management consultant and investment banking provider FMI, the construction industry has contracted to the point that it is now roughly 70 percent of its size in 2006. And though things are looking up, construction business owners still face several challenges including a shrinking labor pool at a time when […]

December 19, 2012

Business

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December 17, 2012

Workforce

Your Voice: The labor shortage

We recently asked our readers on Facebook what they thought about the threat of a labor shortage. We posed the following question: “With many older, skilled workers having left the industry, and students showing little interest in construction, do you feel like a labor shortage is on the horizon? Are you already having trouble finding […]

December 17, 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