News & Updates

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25—Construction input prices increased 0.2% in September compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20—The construction industry added 19,000 jobs on net in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19—Associated Builders and Contractors announced today that Thomas “Murph” Murphy, vice president of Power & Construction Group, Scottsville, New York, was elected 2026 chair of the ABC National […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17—Associated Builders and Contractors issued the following statement from its vice president of government affairs, Kristen Swearingen, on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17—National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.4 months in October, according to an ABC member survey conducted Oct. 20 to Nov. […]

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 […]