Items Tagged with 'Bureau of Labor Statistics'

With the federal government shut down, critical job market data is offline — and new numbers from Indeed suggest construction employment has fallen to its lowest level in years. 

The NRCA is urging roofing contractors to advocate for H.R. 5494, a bipartisan bill creating a new visa program to ease chronic labor shortages in construction.

Contractors report a shift in market momentum, with survey data showing signs of pressure in some sectors even as confidence holds above growth thresholds.

New technology helps solve traditional safety headaches that every roofing contractor has experienced.

The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows construction input prices rose by 0.4% in July compared to the previous month.

The Dignity Act would not fix every labor challenge facing roofing companies today, but it would provide the framework for legal status without amnesty and speed up the green card process. EB-3 CEO John Dorer breaks down what to know about the legislation.

La construcción, al igual que la mayoría de las industrias, mostró poco o ningún avance en la creación de empleo, según nuevos datos de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales (BLS). La noticia llevó al presidente Trump a despedir a la comisionada de la agencia.

Construction, along with most industries, saw little to no improvement in job numbers, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The news spurred President Trump to fire the BLS' commissioner.

The latest job numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show slowed hiring in June, with companies laying off workers at a historically slow pace and remaining sluggish about hiring.

U.S. construction added 4,000 jobs in May, marking 13 straight months of gains despite hiring slowdown, tariff hikes and inflation-driven uncertainty across the industry.