Despite rising demand, the construction industry is expected to see a serious falloff in building starts, according Jones Lang Lasalle’s Construction Trends and Midyear Update, which JLL released this ...

Dodge Construction Network forecasts early-stage activity to decelerate, especially as macroeconomic risks mount.

Total construction starts increased 16% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.33 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. The growth was led by a 39% surge in nonresidential ...

Uncertainty has plagued the overall economy in the first half of 2025, with U.S. construction industry activity slowing considerably, according to data from Dodge Construction Network. “Tariff-driven ...

With federal reports on pause amid the government shutdown, private construction indicators showed steady conditions but ...

Construction projects require meticulous planning as they involve numerous tasks and resources that need to be coordinated effectively to ensure timely completion. However, according to a new study, ...

When you dig deeper into economic factors with the biggest impact on business conditions in the electrical construction market, you soon uncover one central challenge that influences most others — ...

Construction starts fell 27% in January compared to December, but the drop is not necessarily a sign of an ongoing slowdown, according to Dodge Construction Network’s chief economist, Richard Branch.

Construction costs nationally rose 2.7% in the second quarter of this year as commodities, including lumber and copper, grew more expensive, according to a national cost index. Costs rose 5.4% ...

Roughly 115,000 construction job openings disappeared from the government’s accounting last month, suggesting the labor shortage that has dogged the construction sector is waning. The on-the-ground ...