Two Outstanding News Items From September’s U.S. and Canadian Jobs Reports
There are two big stories from the September Jobs reports just released for the U.S. and Canada.
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Top 10 OSHA Standards Violations Cited for Construction in 2021
We’ve compiled the list of Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for Construction for fiscal year 2021 (October 2020 through September 2021).
What Makes Sports Facility Construction So Challenging
There are nearly 10,000 sports complexes in the United States and together, they earned $1 billion in 2019. Over 33,000 people are employed in the run…
Gap Between Increases in Material Costs & Bid Prices Shrinks; Still Immense
Graph 2 at the end of this article shows that the gap between high year-over-year material cost increases, as captured in two Producer Price Index (PP…
Stock Market Indices in September: Catching Their Breath or Reassessing?
For the first time in nearly a year, the four major stock market indices featured in Table 1 fell into a rough patch in September, all declining in a …
The Homebuilding Juggernaut Keeps on Rolling in U.S. and Canada
U.S. Housing Starts Stay Elevated
Construction activity in the United States is currently being sustained almost exclusively by residential work. Yea…
5 Tips for General Contractors to Improve Subcontractor Quality
Finding reputable, dependable subcontractors can be challenging.
1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims – as of September 25, 2021
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy requires detailed editorial commentary, often supported by relevant tables an…
10 Mid-September Economic Nuggets – 3 Key Developing Trends
It would be comforting to think the post-pandemic economic recovery will proceed along the same path as other post-recession recoveries. No doubt ther…
Keeping Building Materials Mold Free
Mold can be found everywhere we work, live, and play. Whether inside or out, floating in the air or stuck on surfaces of every size and shape, mold is…
