U.S. and Canada December Jobs Reports Dodged Omicron Shock Waves
+199,000 Net Jobs Gain in the United States
The increase in the total number of jobs in the United States between the two finishing months of 2021, N…
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2021’s Big Economic Stories, U.S. and Canada
Omicron! A word that is perfect for the times. It would be easy to imagine it originating in some fictitious techno-saturated supervillain universe th…
Energy, Real Estate, and Financials Headed Stock Market Gains in 2021
North America’s four major stock market indices experienced another year of outstanding success in 2021. Never mind the pandemic or the fact rampant…
The Residential Construction Year in Graphs, U.S. and Canada
2021 was a good year for housing starts in the United States. In Canada, it was an outstanding year.
Through the first 11 months of 2021, in America,…
A Simple Clear Construction Staffing Distress Indicator
Well before the pandemic, the construction sector was worrying over what was perceived as an acute shortage of labor. Much of the discussion on this t…
Top 5 Coolest Buildings of 2021
It’s that time of year again. As we say get ready to say goodbye to 2021 and ring in another new year, it's time to unveil ConstructConnect's Top 5 …
How to Win More Construction Bids in 2022
Are you looking to win more construction bids in 2022? Maybe you’re planning to grow and scale your construction business in the new year or perhaps…
Quarterly U.S. Put-in-Place Construction Forecasts Report, Winter 2021-2022
To tackle a +6.8% year-over-year CPI inflation rate, the Federal Reserve has stated it will be pursuing QT rather than QE in the year ahead, quantitat…
Construction Worker Deaths Decreased in 2020
Good news. The number of fatal occupational injuries for the construction industry declined in 2020. The number of construction worker deaths in 2020 …
