Single-family home building and manufacturing plant construction are bright spots in an uninspiring general picture.
Extreme heat affects our health, our morale and our productivity. Employers will need to adapt.
The resilience of this usually interest rate-sensitive sector makes the Fed’s goal of taming inflation that much harder.
“All of a sudden, these guys don’t have the wood to start supplying some of these jobs,” one analyst said.
Study shows commercial construction employment is still down about 5% from before the pandemic.
The new administration is expected to unveil a $2 trillion proposal this month.
To recruit more young people, employers talk up technology and higher pay.
With tight deadlines, construction often doesn't stop for the weather.