Dates & Figs

  • Dates & Figs – November 2026

    Dates & Figs – November 20260

    ABC – Data Center Construction Spending Growing at 149% Annualized Pace Since March  National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.7% in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published October 1 by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.309 trillion. Spending was up on a

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  • Dates & Figs – October 2026

    Dates & Figs – October 20260

    What Heavy Civil Contractors are Seeing in Q3 FMI’s Q3 2026 Civil Infrastructure Construction Index (CICI) is out. Every quarter, it asks heavy civil and infrastructure contractors about backlog, cost, competition and outlook. The index climbed to 52.3, back above the neutral 50 line, carried by backlog and pipeline. Book-to-burn alone swung from 48.9 toREAD MORE
  • Dates & Figs – August 2026

    Dates & Figs – August 20260

    Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has released its second quarter 2026 Quarterly Construction Cost Report (QCR), highlighting a period of strategic alignment and healthy stabilization across the North American construction market. Current data confirm that construction cost inflation has settled into a sustainable quarterly pace of approximately 1%, allowing developers to advance long-term capital investments with

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  • Dates & Figs – July 2026

    Dates & Figs – July 20260

    Nonresidential Construction Adds Healthy 15,700 Jobs in May The construction industry added 17,000 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 68,000 jobs, up 0.8%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 15,700

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  • Dates & Figs – June 2026

    Dates & Figs – June 20260

    Midterm Wake-Up Call for Trump: Study Shows Nonunion Construction Workers Built the GOP Coalition Associated Builders and Contractors released the results of a new survey conducted by The Harris Poll in six battleground states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—which found that nonunion skilled trades workers—who make up nearly 90% of the construction workforce—are

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  • Dates & Figs – May 2026

    Dates & Figs – May 20260

    ABC Construction Employment Rebounds by 26,000 in March The construction industry added 26,000 jobs in March, 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 grown by 57,000 jobs, an increase of 0.7%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 12,200

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