In a replay of the good-news-is-bad-news scenario, those claiming we are in recessionary times were dealt a body blow by the latest jobs report. Despite the Federal Reserve’s valiant efforts to slow the economy, U.S. jobs soared by half a million in January

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ABC reported 28,000 more net jobs added to the construction industry in December in their latest analysis.

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Contractors looked to public funding and projects in 2023 while facing usual suspects in the latest AGC outlook.

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Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin released an economic outlook looking back at 2022.

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Construction in 2023 will be marked with lingering inflation linked with strong demand and growth, economist Anirban Basu said in a Construction Executive webinar.

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America's employers slowed their hiring in August in the face of rising interest rates, high inflation and sluggish consumer spending but still added 315,000 jobs.

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The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade from its initial estimate. It marked a second straight quarter of economic contraction, which meets one informal sign of a recession.

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Americans may finally be catching a break from relentlessly surging prices — if just a slight one — even as inflation is expected to remain painfully high for months.

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The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession.

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The U.S. economy is caught in an awkward, painful place. A confusing one, too.

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