The national March not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 6.7 percent, a 1.3 percent increase from March 2025, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by Associated Builders and Contractors.
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The production of steel in the 69 countries that report data to the Brussels-based World Steel Association dropped by 1.9 percent this April compared with April 2025.
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The construction industry had 224,000 job openings on the last day of March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
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Light House released results from its 14-month pilot study that tracked plastics across active construction sites in the Vancouver, British Columbia, region.
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Nucor Corp. has reported net earnings attributable to shareholders of $743 million in the first quarter of 2026, resulting in year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter increases.
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Construction materials prices increased 2.2 percent in March compared to the previous month and 4.8 percent compared to March 2025, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data.
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With years of experience under his belt, Brian Baumann, president of B&B Wrecking and Excavating, offers input on operating breakers and processors.
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The March/April digital edition is LIVE! Check out the latest issue of 'Construction & Demolition Recycling,' magazine, featuring Eco Materials on the cover.
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The White County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners has approved a special use permit for the operation of a transfer station and recycling center in the county’s industrial park.
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