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The producer price index for inputs to new nonresidential construction jumped 11.9% from September 2025 to September 2026, the most…

Construction firms add 11,000 jobs in September and employment rises 1.3% over the past year, outpacing the 0.3% increase in…

Construction spending rose 0.9% in August but was still 1.7% below a year earlier, according to AGC’s analysis of new…

Construction employment increases in 177, or 49%, of 360 metro areas between August 2025 and August 2026, as data centers,…

Construction employment increased in 35 states and the District of Columbia from August 2025 to August 2026, while 31 states…

The producer price index for inputs to new nonresidential construction rose 8.9% from August 2025 to August 2026 as conflicts…

Construction firms added 22,000 jobs in August and the industry’s unemployment fell to an all-time low of 3.1% according to…

Construction employment increased in fewer than half—173, or 48%, out of 360—of metro areas between July 2025 and July 2026,…

Construction spending declined by 0.5% from June to July and by 3.8% compared to a year ago, according to an…

Data center construction is booming – but unprecedented growth brings new risks, challenges, and opportunities for contractors. AGC’s new five-part…