compared to $1.00 for men. However, there are some exceptions. recent Forbes article titled 15 Jobs Where Women Earn More than Men listed Construction Supervisor. Apparently 97% of Construction Supervisors are men, but those few women make more. The article states, “Researchers have found that both sexes fare better when they are in the minority,” says Caren Goldberg, a management professor at  American University ’s business school in Washington, D.C. wonder if Port-A-Potties have anything to do with it? Comments (0) Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. MORE >>

After the damaging report from the Office of National Statistics this year, which found the construction industry to be in disarray after a 4% drop in activity, the recent report of the Markit/CIPS Construction Index has proved that 2011 isn’t as bad a year for construction as first thought, with the industry about to turn a corner. Employment levels are up and activity levels rise as the construction industry has a good May. The Index found that activity rose to 54.0 in May, after activity dropped to 53.3 in April. Anything over 50 constitutes a growth. MORE >>

You can see it displayed, just below your statistics on “who’s viewed your profile&# and “Your LinkedIn Network&# on the right hand side of your home page. Carol's Construction Technology Blog Technology Solutions for the Construction Industry Home About News Events Webinars and Workshops Social Media Email Archiving jump to navigation LinkedIn Suggests Jobs You May Be Interested In November 22, 2010 Posted by carolhagen in linkedin. wonder if this is a bug or intentional as LinkedIn is offering a LinkedIn Job Seeker Premium account to me? Comments » 1. MORE >>

New statistics from the National House Building Council (NHBC) indicate that the amount of new homes built last month grew by 14.5% compared to January. 8,917 new homes were built in February and social housing also increased to its highest peak in nine months, with 3,289 properties being built. These figures are reassuring for the construction industry in these strained financial times, as the more new homes being built means that more new construction jobs are created. What do you think about the state of the housing industry – is it on the way up? MORE >>

Figures from the Office for National Statistics indicate that unemployment dropped in the first three months of 2011 and stands at 2.48 construction jobs construction news Electrical News electrician jobs plumbing jobs Plumbing News train4tradeskills Apprenticeship Budget 2011 Charlie Mullins Chris Grayling construction apprenticeship electrician apprenticeship Employment Office for National Statistics Pimlico Plumbers plumbing apprenticeship t4ts train 4 trade skills UK unemployment UnemploymentSo what can the construction industry do help to address this issue. MORE >>