Tag: openings
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Construction Job Openings Fall to Lowest Level in Nearly a Decade
The construction industry had 188,000 job openings at the end of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). That figure marks a decline of 115,000 from July and 116,000 fewer openings than a year ago. “Construction…
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Amid immigration scrutiny, job openings leap
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The number of open construction jobs increased by 26% at the end of July when compared to the month before, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the last day of the month, 306,000…
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Construction Job Openings Rise in June, But Hiring Stays Sluggish
Contractors had 246,000 open positions to fill at the end of June, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, analyzed by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). While that’s an increase of 14,000 openings from May, it’s still 39,000 fewer than at the same time last year. While open positions are…
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10 notable factory cancellations or openings in 2025
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Major U.S. manufacturing construction projects are in flux this year. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, 16 clean energy and electric vehicle manufacturing projects worth $8 billion were canceled, according to environmental group E2. In May,…
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Hiring rate, job openings remain historically low
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction counted 3,000 more open jobs on the last day of May compared with April, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Tuesday. The industry had 245,000 unfilled positions at the end of…
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Job openings stagnate as labor churn flattens
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction job openings dropped by 3,000 positions in April as labor churn in the sector slowed, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The industry counted 248,000 open jobs that employers actively…
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Construction Job Openings Fall as Industry Faces Uncertainty, But Unemployment Stays Low in Most States
The U.S. construction industry saw a drop in job openings in March 2025, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and analyzed by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). At the same time, construction unemployment remained relatively low across most of the country, with only four states reporting rates above 10%. Job…
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Construction job openings drop 42% YOY as labor churn accelerates
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: U.S. construction measured 236,000 open, unfilled jobs on the last day of January, a 42% drop from the same month in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released March 11. The…