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US construction input prices now 8.9% higher than a year ago
Overall construction input prices in the US are now 8.9% higher than a year ago, while non-residential input prices are 8.8% higher
US contractors ‘unfazed’ by price rises as data centre boom continues
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US contractors enjoyed bigger backlogs and higher levels of confidence in March than they did in February, even as prices increase in the wake of the Iran war
US construction needs nearly half a million new workers
A construction trade association said US construction needs about approximately 500,000 new workers in 2025
‘Uncertainty’ over construction inflation: What price rises do different regions face?
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Construction input prices surged in early 2024 and there may be more to come.
US construction job openings hit their highest level since 2022
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The number of construction job openings in the USA hit 459,000 on the final day of November 2023 – the highest level since the end of 2022.
How can the US reduce its high level of trench and excavation deaths?
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A total of 39 people died doing trench or excavation work in the US in 2022 – more than double the number of fatalities in that type of work than in 2021.
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