Tag: ticks
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Construction Industry Adds 19,000 Jobs in September as Unemployment Ticks Up
The construction industry added a net 19,000 jobs in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry employment is up 38,000 jobs over the past year, a 0.5% increase. Nonresidential construction added 16,300 positions, with gains across all subcategories. Nonresidential specialty trade contractors…
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M&A activity ticks up across the construction industry
On the heels of a fluid macroeconomic environment and instability, M&A activity cooled to start the year, according to WSP CEO Alexandre L’Heureux. However, that calculus may now be changing. Even as tariffs and uncertainty beleaguered the construction industry, and a government shutdown has blacked out data at a crucial moment, M&A has seen a recent uptick.…
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Construction costs rise as tariff clock ticks
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction input prices ticked up 0.2% in June, driven by increases in key materials such as copper and fabricated structural metal products, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor…