Economics | Associated General Contractors of America

Prices for Construction Materials Diverge Sharply in January as Demand Shifts From Homebuilding to Factory and Infrastructure Projects

February 16, 2023

Diesel Fuel, Concrete, and Gypsum Products Continue to Post Steep One-Month and Year-over-Year Price Increases, While Prices for Lumber, Steel Mill Products Tumble Compared to Year-Ago Levels

Construction Sector Adds 25,000 Employees In January As Firms Raise Pay Faster Than Overall Private Sector In Bid To Attract More Workers

February 3, 2023

Construction Spending Slips 0.4 Percent In December, Yet Record-high December Job Openings Suggest Contractors Remain Bullish In 2023

February 1, 2023

Construction Employment Increases In 268 Of 358 Metro Areas From December 2021 To 2022 As Demand Outpaces Labor Supply In Some Markets

January 31, 2023

Construction Employment Increases In 30 States And D.C. Between November And December, While 40 States Add Jobs Since December 2021

January 24, 2023

Overall Costs For Construction Materials Decline Steeply In December But Contractors Remain Wary Costs Will Go Up Again In The Year Ahead

January 18, 2023

Construction Adds 28,000 Employees In December And Raises Pay 6.1 Percent As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Hits Record December Low Of 4.4 Percent

January 6, 2023

Construction Spending Edges Up 0.2 Percent In November As Homebuilding Drop, Stalled Public Projects Offset Most Private Nonresidential Gains

January 3, 2023

Construction Employment Grows in 268 of 358 Metro Areas From November 2021 to 2022 as Demand Outpaces Labor Supply in Some Markets

December 21, 2022

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Provo-Orem, Utah Have Largest 12-Month Gains; While Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. Has Lost the Most Total Jobs and Has the Fastest Rate of Annual Decline

New ConstructorCast Episode Out Now!

December 19, 2022

On this episode of ConstructorCast, two of the nation’s leading construction economists, Michael Guckes of ConstructConnect and ��ѻ��ý's own Ken Simonson will discuss where the economy is headed, construction categories they think will do particularly well, and share their insights on top issues including supply chains and inventories, finding qualified workers, and materials costs.

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