Dates & Figs

  • 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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  • Dates & Figs – March/April 2026

    Dates & Figs – March/April 20260

    ABC: 9 in 10 Construction Workers in 24 States Are Not Union Members Associated Builders and Contractors released an analysis of state union membership data published by unionstats.com, which found that at least 90% of construction workers in 24 states did not belong to a union in 2025. Overall, there were a record 9 million nonunion

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  • Dates & Figs – February 2026

    Dates & Figs – February 20260

    The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, declined 6.3% in January to 272.7 (2000=100) from the downwardly revised December reading of 291.0. Over the month, commercial planning fell 7.2% and institutional planning momentum slowed by 4.4%. “Planning momentum cooled in January across most commercial and institutional sectors,” said Sarah Martin, Associate Director

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