Construction unemployment up 16 percent

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 06, 2012

Construction unemployment jumped 16 percent in December, according to a Jan. 6 report from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). However, ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu says this rise in unemployment shouldn’t cause too much alarm. "The increase in construction unemployment is primarily ...

Construction materials prices: Down 0.2% for quarter, 8.1% higher year ago

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 18, 2011

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that while the nation’s wholesale prices increased for the first time in five months, construction materials prices were unchanged in September, according to the Oct. 18 Producer Price Index (PPI) report by the ...