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Business

Wash. construction workers, equipment operators put down picket signs, return to jobs

A strike by Washington construction workers and crane operators that lasted for over two weeks has officially come to an end. Get more details here.

September 7, 2018

Recruiting & retention

The labor shortage is getting worse. Here’s how construction companies and AGC chapters are fighting back.

As labor shortage increases, construction companies and AGC chapters are taking matters into their own hands to remedy the situation. Get the details today!

August 31, 2018

Workforce

Lifting up construction workers, I Build America to hold first Construction Appreciation Week

The first annual Construction Appreciation Week is slated for September 17-21, 2018. Check out the details for the week here on Equipment World.

August 28, 2018

Driver/operator coaching/training

Construction interns sought for weekly scholarships, $10K grand prize

HCSS is actively searching for construction firm interns for weekly scholarships as well as a grand prize award. Get more details on Equipment World.

July 10, 2018

Workforce

Construction adds 13,000 jobs in June

Construction employment reached a 10-year high in June, with the addition of 13,000 jobs. The industry's unemployment rate ticked up from 4.4 % to 4.7 %.

July 9, 2018

Workforce

Construction adds 25,000 jobs in May, unemployment drops 3 points

May's gain follows an infusion of 21,000 workers in April, following a revision by the Labor Department to that month's total. Unemployment is up by 3 points.

June 1, 2018

Workforce

Texas summer camp will introduce teens to construction through team-based project

The camp will introduce 9th & 10th graders to equipment used on construction sites. Students will be able to apply their STEM skills to real-world applications.

May 30, 2018

Business

AGC: Most states adding construction jobs; aluminum, steel tariffs pose risk

Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw an increase in construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, according to Associated General Contractors of America. AGC attributed the growth to “strong private-sector demand and new public-sector investments in school and airport construction.” The nonprofit association, however, cautioned that a worker shortage and potential impacts […]

May 8, 2018

Workforce

Streak of construction employment gains snapped in March with loss of 15,000 jobs

The U.S. construction industry lost 15,000 jobs in March, snapping a seven-month-long streak of employment gains. The industry’s employment total now sits at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 7.150 million Americans and is up 3.3 percent over the March 2017 total, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Construction’s unemployment rate fell from 7.8 […]

April 9, 2018

Workforce

Construction sees largest jobs gain in 11 years in Feb.

The U.S. construction industry added 62,000 jobs in February, the single largest monthly addition of jobs the industry has seen in the last 11 years, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The previous high mark for gains was set in November 2015 when 52,000 jobs were added. February’s jobs gain brings the industry’s […]

March 12, 2018

Business

Construction adds 36,000 jobs in Jan.; 2017 spending up 2.6%

The U.S. construction industry began 2018 with a bang, adding 36,000 jobs in January. Total industry employment increased for the fifth consecutive month in January and now stands at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of nearly 7.1 million workers, according to the Labor Department. The January total is 3 percent higher than the January 2017 […]

February 7, 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