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Construction employment in Wisconsin expected to contract while other sectors bound ahead
Wisconsin construction and manufacturing jobs are expected to contract in 2025 while other job sectors roll ahead.
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims last week remains at the highest level in 8 months
U.S. filings for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, remaining at the higher end of recent ranges as uncertainty over the impact of trade wars lingers.
Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rises to 242,000, highest level in 3 months
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years.
Report: Construction adds 34,000 jobs in August
Firms are still scraping for qualified workers, according to AGC.
US job openings fall to lowest level since March 2021 as labor market cools
The Labor Department's report was a sign that hiring is cooling despite higher interest rates.
Construction adds 22,000 jobs in August, industry warns of infrastructure red tape
AGC executives pointed to the Biden administration for regulatory issues slowing down infrastructure projects.
Construction industry adds nearly 20,000 jobs in July, but finding workers is still a challenge
Firms boosting wages are drawing previously employed workers back into the job market, AGC reported.
Wisconsin Senate to take up bills targeting unemployment benefits
Another bill would enact stricter identity verification checks for unemployment benefits.
Republicans push stricter unemployment benefits
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are looking to create stricter rules for how long people can receive unemployment benefits and what they have to do to get them.
Construction sector cuts jobs for first time since January 2022
America's employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March despite construction companies cutting 9,000 jobs. Even so, the mixed bag suggests that the economy remains on solid footing despite the nine interest rate hikes the Federal Reserve has imposed over the past year in its drive to tame inflation.
Nonresidential contractors struggle to find qualified workers as construction industry adds 16,000 jobs
As construction companies added 16,000 jobs in August, nonresidential contractors are still limited by a lack of skilled labor according to a survey conducted by Associated General Contractors of America.
US hiring slows as employers add a still-solid 315,000 jobs
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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- Wisconsin announces $248M for essential projects statewide
- Inside the $255M Milwaukee Public Museum project
- Wangard Partners plans 200,000-square-foot food and beverage facility in Jefferson
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of May 18, 2026
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- Wrightstown tensions high amid data center proposal
- Milwaukee’s King Park near Pabst site could get $20 million for housing
- David Kahler dies at 89
- Construction to begin this summer on two downtown Milwaukee hotels
- Citing economic uncertainty, Uline asks to pause warehouse development
- West Bend apartment complex sold for $26M
- Oshkosh approves Woodman’s shopping center redevelopment
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)