The U.S. construction industry increased employment by a modest 4,000 jobs in January, continuing a recent trend of slowed hiring by contractors, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' most ...

Construction employment continues on the upswing, as the industry gained 25,000 jobs in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. In its latest monthly employment report, released on Oct ...

Baker Tilly has released its 2025 Construction Industry Salary Report, showing wage growth slowed across all participating regions this year. The annual survey includes data from construction firms of ...

The reality of being a contractor includes labor shortages, brutal competition and low, low margins. Ben Whelan, a contractor in Connecticut, at a work site in March.Credit...Victor Llorente for The ...