Tag Archives: Ken Simonson

Skilled worker scarcity may have stalled construction employment

July 22, 2016

Construction employment was uninterrupted from May to June, but an increase in hourly pay and longer weeks, along with shrinking numbers of unemployed construction workers, suggest contractors would hire more people if they were available.

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Construction spending soars in January

March 4, 2016

Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America released a recent analysis stating the multi-family, private non-residential, and public sectors of construction spending experienced strong growth in January.

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Analysis shows 2015 construction spending slowed at end of year

February 5, 2016

An Associated General Contractors (AGC) study found an increase in overall construction spending in 2015 and another miniscule increase in December, showing spending slowed in the second half of the year.

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Unemployment in construction industry hits 15-year low

October 9, 2015

An Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America analysis found that despite high construction demand, hiring has continuously slowed in 2015 as unemployment reached a new low. Construction employment totaled 6,396,000 in September—the most since February 2009—but the total only rose by 8000.

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Construction unemployment levels at new low, but skilled workers needed

September 14, 2015

Analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) found unemployment levels in the construction industry in August were at the lowest they have been since 2001. In August, employment totaled 6,388,000—the highest it has been since February 2009—and the number of unemployed construction workers totaled 525,000.

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