Construction Employment Sees Yearly Gains in 27 States
[ad_1] The number of construction jobs increased in 27 states in May, on a monthly basis, according to employment data released by the Bureau of Labor statistics. Year-over-year, employment increased in 33 states and Washington, D.C.“Construction has been in a holding pattern for several months, with gains
Worker Dies as Steel Trusses Fall at Michigan School Construction Site
[ad_1] A 27-year-old construction worker has died and another in his mid-thirties was severely injured after steel trusses fell on them at a gymnasium construction project at a high school in Potterville, Mich.The two men were working for a subcontractor, Eagle Enterprises in Eagle, Mich., when the accident
ICE Raids Create Chilling Effect on Already Stretched Industry Workforce
[ad_1] Trump administration mass deportation efforts are taking a toll on the already stretched U.S. construction workforce, with some workers electing to leave jobsites or to not show up at all for fear of being targeted in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency enforcement actions, say industry