As the number of unfilled positions jumped 10.6% MOM, the rate of layoffs hit a four-year low, indicating contractors are ...

Workers perform electrical and equipment work at an industrial facility. Industry economists say electricians remain among construction's hardest-to-fill positions as data center and energy projects ...

The U.S. and Iran have struck a preliminary deal to end the war, but the conflict has left a painful impression on the U.S. construction industry. Analyses of recent government data released last week ...

Skanska’s Spring 2026 Construction Market Trends Report points to rising material costs, labor shortages and continued demand ...

Only two states, Louisiana and Ohio, reported lower construction unemployment rates in March 2026 compared to previous periods. The national NSA payroll construction employment increased by 58,000, ...

The cost of construction materials and labor spiked at the beginning of 2026, spearheaded by rising prices for energy and materials. Construction input prices rose to a 12.6% annualized rate in the ...

Chris Coleman is partner-in-charge of St. Louis-based accounting firm RubinBrown’s Construction Services Group. Opinions are the author’s own. In an already tight construction labor market, raids by U ...

When Shreesha Ramdas first started building tech companies in the early 2000s, he didn’t expect his path would lead him to one of the oldest industries in America: construction. A seasoned ...