AEM - Mon December 16, 2024
Hiring, Retaining Construction Employees Starts With Attracting Right Candidates
Hiring and retaining good construction employees, and finding skilled, reliable workers is an important focus point, but also a real challenge for employers. Turnover rates remain high, job seekers have increased expectations, labor shortages persist and the employers feel the pressure to meet project deadlines with a weakened workforce....
Futurista Communications - Tue December 03, 2024
Program Opens Training Possibilities for Disabled Vets
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) Commissioner Sarah Swanson announced a $325,000 grant for a pilot program to hire and train veterans living with disabilities to operate heavy construction equipment from a remote and accessible location....
Illinois Tollway - Wed October 09, 2024
Illinois Tollway Promotes ConstructionWorks Events
The Illinois Tollway is inviting community, workforce development and business leaders to learn more about ConstructionWorks and help spread the word to residents interested in pursuing good paying jobs and ultimately successful careers in the heavy highway construction industry....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 05, 2024
AGC Finds Contractors Using Multiple Hiring Tools to Grow Workforce Numbers
The construction industry is no stranger to hard work. So, when it comes to workforce shortages, instead of throwing up their hands contractors are rolling up their sleeves. Companies have gotten clever in their strategies to overcome workforce issues....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon June 10, 2024
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Adds 17,100 Jobs in May
The construction industry added 21,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 251,000 jobs, an increase of 3.1 percent....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 16, 2024
Jobseekers Leveraging Career Market for In-Demand Skilled Trades
The construction industry remains wide open and inviting for just about anyone seriously considering a rewarding career opportunity. The jobs are plentiful and employers are hot to hire committed workers....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu May 02, 2024
ABC: Over Half of March State Construction Unemployment Rates Down From a Year Ago
The March 2024 not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, down 0.2 percent from the previous year, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released May 2 by Associated Builders and Contractors....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 17, 2024
Growing Interest in Construction Careers Among Younger People Means Jobs Filled, Deadlines Met
The face of the skilled craft trade industry is getting younger. Literally. More younger people than ever before are entering the construction industry and driving down the average age of tradesmen and women....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue April 02, 2024
Construction Job Openings Increased by 16,000 in February, Says ABC
The construction industry had 441,000 job openings on the last day of February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon March 11, 2024
Nonresidential Construction Employment Increased by 23,000 in February, Says ABC
The construction industry added 23,000 jobs on net in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 215,000 jobs, an increase of 2.7 percent....
