Construction spending in October increased 1.3% from September and 3.7% from October 2019 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.439 trillion, the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday.

Seasonally adjusted construction employment in October trailed pre-pandemic February levels in 37 states and exceeded them in 13 states and the District of Columbia, according to AGC’s analysis of Bureau of Lab

A cost squeeze for contractors intensified in October as the producer price index (PPI) for inputs to new nonresidential construction increased for the sixth consecutive month (up 0.5% from September).

Along with fellow Idahoans,  “Action” Jackson will be honored at the Southwest Idaho Philanthropy Day celebration on November 13 at 11:00 am MT. The Outstanding Adult Philanthropist award will be given to “Action” along with two other deserving Idahoans. Their good works will be showcased during the online event.

Nonfarm payroll construction employment, seasonally adjusted, increased in October by 84,000 to a total of 7,345,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Three-fourths of the 1,077 respondents in AGC’s October 7-19 coronavirus survey, released on Wednesday, reported that an owner had postponed or canceled at least one scheduled project, compared to 60% of respondents in the AGC-Autodesk Workforce Survey conducted in August and

On today's Words With Wayne, meet our newest staff member Blake Mecham, see how our scholarship fundraiser is going, and hear about a NEW partnership awards program between the Idaho AGC and ITD. 

Construction Colleagues,

Seasonally adjusted construction employment in September exceeded pre-pandemic February levels in only eight states and the District of Columbia, according to AGC’s analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data