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- WASHINGTON, Jan. 30—Construction input prices decreased 0.6% in December compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price […]
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 21—National nonresidential construction spending remained virtually unchanged on a monthly basis in October and was down 0.9% year over year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis […]
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—The construction industry needs to attract an estimated 349,000 net new workers in 2026 to meet demand for construction services, according to a proprietary model developed and released […]
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—Construction input prices increased 0.6% in November compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price […]
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 13—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.2 months in December, according to an ABC member survey conducted Dec. 22 to Jan. […]
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—The construction industry lost 11,000 jobs on net in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 7—The construction industry had 292,000 job openings on the last day of November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of […]
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—The national September 2025 not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 3.8%, a 0.1% increase from September 2024, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor […]
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—Associated Builders and Contractors today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing two comprehensive, ABC-supported permitting reform bills: H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure […]
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—Associated Builders and Contractors welcomed a decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that ruled in favor of an ABC federal contractor member challenging former President Joe Biden’s […]
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.1 months in November, according to an ABC member survey conducted Nov. 20 to Dec. […]
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—The construction industry added 28,000 jobs on net in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 9—The construction industry had 213,000 job openings on the last day of October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of […]
- 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 […]