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From monthly archives: September 2015

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August Construction Unemployment Rates Improve in 45 States from 2014

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:00 AM
Nationally, the construction employment picture has continued to improve from last year. The not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rates for the country and 45 states were down in August on a year-over-year basis. For the first eight months of the year, construction added 113,000 seasonally adjusted (SA) jobs. At the same time, NSA jobs increased by 221,000 from August 2014 to August 2015. Read the rest of entry »
In: News Releases 2015, Construction Economics, State Unemployment |

ABC’s Trimmer Foundation Awards Scholarships to Merit Shop Construction Students

Thursday, September 24, 2015 10:14 AM
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced the first 10 winners of the Build Your Future Scholarship through ABC’s Trimmer Construction Education Foundation (TCEF). The scholarships are awarded to the top 10 students attending an NCCER-accredited program or a state/federally approved apprenticeship program in a merit-shop training facility. The scholarships are funded through a pledge of $100,000 from NCCER over the next five years. Read the rest of entry »
In: News Releases 2015, People and Awards |

Appeals Court Upholds Idaho Law Protecting Fair and Open Competition on Public Construction Projects

Friday, September 18, 2015 11:23 AM
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and ABC’s Inland Pacific Chapter today celebrated a victory when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit set aside a lower court’s decision against an Idaho law that banned government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on taxpayer-funded construction projects.
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In: News Releases 2015, Politics and Policy |

Construction Materials Dip for Second Consecutive Month

Friday, September 11, 2015 12:06 PM
Prices for inputs to the construction industry fell 0.9 percent in August after shedding 0.1 percent in July. Inputs to nonresidential construction behaved similarly, losing 0.8 percent for the month and 4.7 percent for the year. Read the rest of entry »
In: News Releases 2015, Construction Economics, Materials Prices |

Nonresidential Construction Employment Downtick No Cause for Concern

Friday, September 4, 2015 10:04 AM
Nonresidential construction employment fell by 700 jobs in August after losing 5,600 jobs in July and 800 jobs in June. Despite the recent slide, nonresidential construction employment is still up 38,800 jobs for the year. 
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In: News Releases 2015, Employment, Construction Economics |

July Construction Unemployment Rates Improve in 48 States from 2014

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 9:00 AM
Overall employment and construction employment improved nationally in July on a seasonally adjusted (SA) basis. Meanwhile, as would be expected, not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction employment increased from June. This resulted in 43 states posting a monthly decline in their estimated NSA construction unemployment rate. Read the rest of entry »
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Nonresidential Construction Spending Continues to Grow Through Mid-Summer

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 11:42 AM
Nonresidential construction spending expanded 0.5 percent in July and is up 12.7 percent on a year-over-year basis, according to a Sept. 1 release by the U.S. Census Bureau. This represents the strongest year-over-year percentage growth in spending since April 2008. On a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, nonresidential construction spending totaled $696.1 billion in July, which is the best reading since March 2009. Additionally, June’s estimate was upwardly revised 0.9 percent from $686.9 billion to $692.8 billion.
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In: News Releases 2015, Construction Spending, Construction Economics |