Construction Data

Highlights

Share of Women Working in Construction Highest in 20 Years

Mar 28, 2019

Data from 2017-2018 finds that women’s job growth in construction trades was nearly five times faster than job growth in the field overall.

Technology and Construction Finance Pros

Mar 21, 2019

CFOs should partner with their IT teams to modernize their back-office systems, and prepare to handle a flood of...

Charlotte Pipe Wins Trade Case Against Chinese Producers

Mar 20, 2019

Chinese exporters had undersold and subsidized cast iron soil pipe in the United States in a range of 250.6 to...

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Multifamily Boom: How Much Longer Can It Last?

Mar 20, 2019

At MCAA19 in Phoenix, FMI's Jay Bowman reminded attendees "the time to fix a leaking roof is when the sun is shining." So firms "should be shoring up cash reserves and diversifying now rather than later."

70% of Contractors Struggling to Meet Deadlines as Labor Shortage Persists

Mar 14, 2019

Results of new Commercial Construction Survey show the challenge of changing perceptions to revitalize the workforce.

Striving for Cautious Optimism

Jan 12, 2019

Home remodeling, nonresidential construction and infrastructure spending are bright spots for 2019.

Construction employment surges at year's end

Jan 08, 2016

The construction industry's nonresidential component added 16,400 net new jobs in December while the residential sector accounted for 23,100 and the heavy and civil engineering sector contributed 4,800 ...

Housing setting records

Feb 01, 2002

WASHINGTON Both the existing- and new-home markets will set records for 2001 and near-record activity is expected to continue...

Office, industrial vacancies drop

Mar 01, 2001

By Daryl Delano National vacancy rates for both office and industrial space fell during the third quarter of 2000 from their...