Construction employment increased in 217 out of 358 metro areas between April 2016 and April 2017, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction employment increased in 224 out of 358 metro areas between March 2016 and March 2017, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Thirty-nine states added construction jobs between January 2016 and January 2017 while 38 states and D.C. added construction jobs between December and January, according the Associated General Contractors of America.
While in Las Vegas at the ASHRAE conference and AHR Expo, I visited the colossal Hoover Dam built over a remarkably short time of five years (1931 to 1936).
Construction employment declined in 110 out of 358 metro areas between December 2015 and December 2016, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Thirty-two states added construction jobs in 2016 as a dearth of experienced workers kept contractors in many states from hiring as many employees as they would have preferred, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction employment slipped by 3,000 jobs in December, while average hourly earnings accelerated, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction employers added 19,000 jobs in November, reaching the highest employment level since November 2008, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc. introduced the availability of new patent-pending modular construction techniques for the Marley F400 Cooling Tower. For large-scale HVAC, power and heavy industrial applications, the company says its F400 Cooling Tower is the industry standard counterflow field-erected tower.
Construction spending remained in a yearlong holding pattern in September as declining public outlays offset strong growth in multifamily spending and several private nonresidential categories, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.