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.

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 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% ...

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 ...

Three countries—The United States, China, and India—will account for nearly three-fifths of worldwide construction growth over the next 15 years. However, their respective expansions are expected to ...

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.

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 ...