All office for national statistics articles
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NewsBonus payments fuel growing pay packets in industry, ONS says
Overall weekly pay packets up 3.5% year-on-year
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NewsConstruction vacancies match all-time record, says ONS
Past three months saw an average 49,000 jobs unfilled as firms pay out bonuses to keep hold of staff
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NewsLabour shortage pushes construction vacancies to 20-year high
ONS data reveals 35,000 jobs on offer in the sector
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NewsConstruction activity dips below pre-covid levels
Material and labour shortages take their toll as June’s output is worth £39m less than in February 2020
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NewsConstruction vacancies at near 20-year high as demand for labour intensifies
ONS data reveals extent of skills shortage with 33,000 jobs on offer in the sector
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NewsRecovery continues but output still down on pre-covid levels, ONS figures reveal
Activity increased by 17.6% in July, according to the ONS
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NewsConstruction output dips in January
But latest ONS figures show three-month improvement thanks to rise in new work
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NewsConstruction output swells as private housing booms
Infrastructure also behind 2.1% third quarter growth
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NewsConstruction output increases by 10 times national average in the North-west
The value of new housing work in the North West increased by £386m in the three months to August
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NewsConstruction output dips in August
But three-month on three-month performance records 2.9% growth
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NewsDisappearing EU workers 'deeply worrying', says FMB
Latest figures show EU migration has dropped to lowest level since 2012
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CommentConstruction forecasts shaded up, but still predict recession dragging on into 2014
Revisions suggest there will be an extra one billion or so pounds worth of work flowing into construction this year than previously expected
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CommentIs the construction industry 13% bigger than we think it is and does it matter?
If the figures are saying one thing and the real world is behaving in another then the assumptions driving policy will be suspect
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Comment2012 was the fourth worst on record for construction growth as output falls 8.4%
Apparent confidence boosters from government could point to a lack of understanding of construction or disregard for the seriousness of the situation
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CommentConstruction forecasters get more pessimistic – the difference a year makes
Last year turned out to be much worse than predicted with about £3.5bn less work than expected
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CommentOutput falls as construction faces worrying time over jobs in 2013
The industry is on a path of decline and the story this year will be how the 2012 collapse in output feeds through into job losses
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CommentWhy we should be cautious about seeing the RICS survey as a signpost to growth in UK construction
Like all surveys, its finding needs close interpretation and consideration when there are structural changes within the industry