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AGC Data DIGest: April 12-16, 2021
Seasonally adjusted construction employment in March trailed the March 2020 level in 35 states, exceeded it in 14 states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in Mississippi, according to AGC’s [node:read-more:link]
AGC Data DIGest: April 5-9, 2021
The gap between input costs for construction and contractors’ bid prices widened further in March. [node:read-more:link]
AGC Data DIGest: March 29-April 2, 2021
Nonfarm payroll construction employment, seasonally adjusted, rebounded in March with a gain of 110,000 jobs following a weather-induced decline of 56,000 in February, according to AGC’s [node:read-more:link]
AGC Data DIGest: March 22-26, 2021
Seasonally adjusted construction employment in February trailed the pre-pandemic February 2020 level in 44 states and the District of Columbia and exceeded it in six states, according to AGC’s [node:read-more:link]
AGC's Data DIGest: March 16-23, 2021
Seasonally adjusted construction employment in January trailed the pre-pandemic February 2020 level in 42 states, exceeded it in eight states and held steady in the District of Columbia, according to AGC’s [node:read-more:link]
AGC's Data DIGest: March 9-15, 2021
One year after the pandemic struck, construction firms are experiencing soaring materials costs, widespread supply-chain problems, and continuing project deferrals and cancellations, according to a survey AGC [node:read-more:link]
AGC's Data DIGest: March 1-8, 2021
Nonfarm payroll construction employment, seasonally adjusted, slumped in February by 61,000 to a four-month low of 7,340,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. [node:read-more:link]
AGC's Data DIGest: February 22-26, 2021
Materials prices continued rising this week. Copper futures closed Thursday at $4.26 per pound, a nearly 10-year high and up 63% from a year ago. [node:read-more:link]
AGC's Data DIGest: February 17-19, 2021
The gap between input costs for construction and contractors’ bid prices widened further in January. [node:read-more:link]