News about jobs in the Massachusetts construction industry.
When it comes to advancing your construction career, one issue that always comes up is money. Many construction supervisors get involved in their professions because they truly do enjoy the process of creating a building from the ground up. But everyone has to get paid and it always helps to know what kind of salary…
After years of employment challenges, the construction industry has been posting a steady stream of job gains that keep increasing each month. Hiring activity in the construction industry slowed somewhat in February, but the overall increases the industry has experience in the past 12 months have led to a series of gains that give many…
Women continue to prove themselves capable of excelling in jobs ranging from medicine to law to engineering. In the construction industry – an arena notoriously dominated by men – women face an uphill battle. However, this doesn’t mean that women can’t find a place in construction. Men Outnumber Women Significantly Of the 7.1 million construction…
Employment rates in the construction industry ebb and flow with much less reliability than the rhythm of the tide. The current talent drought offers professionals an opportunity to begin their construction careers with fewer barriers to entry. Alternatively, professionals who left the industry for other careers might take advantage of the chance to return. Learn…
The construction industry is still recovering from the aftermath of the 2008 recession and those aftershocks are showing all throughout the industry. While there has been plenty of good news to report in the construction industry since 2013, there are still lingering signs that the recovery is not quite complete just yet. But even in…
When the recession of 2008 hit, it impacted the construction industry the most. Since much of the financial turmoil was tied to mortgages and home building financing, all new home building in the United States slowed to almost a halt. The spike in construction unemployment in 2008 is best illustrated by a graph published by…
In the construction industry, February is normally a high unemployment month because the cold weather tends to put projects on hold. But according to ConstructionEquipmentGuide.com, the unemployment rate for February 2015 was 10.6 percent, which is the lowest since February 2007. There were 6.5 million people working construction jobs in February 2015 and that number is…
The commonwealth of Massachusetts tends to have a volatile construction industry because of the desperate need for housing, but the lack of building permits that get issued each year. As the commonwealth government attempts to streamline the building permit approval process, the construction industry maintains a small level of growth each year. Within the construction…
In 2011, the commonwealth of Massachusetts lifted the ban on casinos and opened the floodgates for legalized gambling. It took a few years, but several companies are finally stepping up with significant investments in large resorts and casinos that should help change the financial future of Massachusetts. The more immediate economic impact of casino projects…
The construction industry is starting to see levels of growth that it has not seen in many years as contractors are completing more projects and hiring more workers. According to the Associated General Contractors of America, contracting work has been steadily picking up through the winter and the upward trend can continue if contractors are able…