The increase, paired with the industry’s layoff and hiring rate, shows an uneven environment for labor demand, economists ...

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Economic activity – growth and job creation – has remained remarkably strong for several years now. That resilience in the face of substantial headwinds such as higher interest rates and rising oil ...

In October, backlog declined and contractor confidence waned in Associated Builders and Contractors’ latest survey, with more cautious profit and staffing outlooks highlighting a cooling market as ...

Roughly 115,000 construction job openings disappeared from the government’s accounting last month, suggesting the labor shortage that has dogged the construction sector is waning. The on-the-ground ...

Construction job openings reached 245,000 in May, according to the Jobs Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number is 3,000 higher than the ...