News & Updates

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.5 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 22 to […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6—Associated Builders and Contractors today released its fifth annual construction technology report, the ABC Field Tech Report, which highlights the tools and innovations shaping project sites, showcasing the possibilities […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3—Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement from Kristen Swearingen, ABC vice president of government affairs, calling on the U.S. Senate to take immediate action to […]

Correction: The headline was updated on Sept 30 at 1 p.m. ET to reflect that the rate fell to the lowest level in nearly a decade, rather than over a […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16—Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement in response to Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn.,'s  introduction of the Faster Labor Contracts Act, or FLCA, in the U.S. House […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell from 8.8 months in July to 8.5 months in August, according to an ABC member survey […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11—Associated Builders and Contractors today unveiled the members of its fifth annual Tech Alliance—a cohort of leading technology companies built to create construction tech solutions for the association’s […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10—Construction input prices increased 0.2% in August compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5—The construction industry lost 7,000 jobs in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3—The construction industry had 306,000 job openings on the last day of July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2—National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14—Construction input prices increased 0.4% in July compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.8 months in July, according to an ABC member survey conducted July 24 to Aug. […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1—National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.1% in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1—The construction industry added 2,000 jobs on net in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

WASHINGTON, July 30—The national June 2025 not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 3.4%, a 0.1% increase from June 2024, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data […]