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The Construction Industry’s Recovery

Construction Marketing

The overall employment numbers are encouraging as well. Noting concern over the several obstacles discussed above in addition to rising labor and “tame” materials costs, Simonson forecast between 6- and 10-percent growth for the year and through 2017. The industry now employs the most Americans since May 2009 at 6.068 million.

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Employers Expect To Increase Hiring In Second Half Of 2017

Business Facilities

More than half of employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in the second half of 2017, according to CareerBuilder's 2017 Midyear Job Forecast. Read: Employers Expect To Increase Hiring In Second Half Of 2017.

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U.S. Employers Remain Positive About Hiring In Q4 2017

Business Facilities

employers (21 percent) plan to add staff in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. employers surveyed, 71 percent expect to maintain their headcounts; just six percent expect workforce reductions, and two percent are unsure. Employers in all four regions in the U.S.

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ABC Predicts Modest Growth for 2017 Nonresidential Construction Sector

Construction Superintendent Magazine

. – Associated Builders and Contractors forecasts a slowdown of growth in the U.S. commercial and industrial construction industries in 2017. percent in 2017,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “The percent in 2017,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.

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10 Ways Technology Is Closing the Productivity Gap

Viewpoint Construction Technology

People are right to be concerned, since in 2017, McKinsey Global Institute found the construction industry’s labor productivity only improved 1 percent globally over the past 20 years. This allows them to confidently make real-time decisions about current projects and better forecast and plan for future projects.

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New National, State Construction Hiring and Business Forecasts to be Released During Media Call

Construction Superintendent Magazine

21, the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage will release their national and state* construction hiring and business forecasts for 2017 during a media conference call at 800-874-4559 (Canadian: 800-696-0876) (verbal pass code TURM25524). EST on Wednesday, Dec.

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ABC predicts modest growth for 2017 nonresidential construction sector; warns of vulnerability for contractor

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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecasts a slowdown of growth in the U.S. commercial and industrial construction industries in 2017.

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