News & Updates

WASHINGTON, June 16—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 9.1 months in May, according to an ABC member survey conducted May 20 to June […]

WASHINGTON, June 11—Construction input prices increased 2.6% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price […]

WASHINGTON, June 9—Associated Builders and Contractors today blasted passage of the Faster Labor Contracts Act in the U.S. House of Representatives with the following statement: “Setting a dangerous precedent, House […]

WASHINGTON, June 8—Meta Platforms Inc. and Associated Builders and Contractors today announced a partnership to educate and provide construction-ready career pathways for thousands of data center construction technicians kicking off […]

WASHINGTON, June 5—The construction industry added 17,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

WASHINGTON, June 2—The construction industry had 259,000 job openings on the last day of April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of […]

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

WASHINGTON, May 19—Associated Builders and Contractors announced today that experienced industrial construction and business leader Joel Thames will be the association’s new vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce […]

WASHINGTON, May 18—The national March not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 6.7%, a 1.3% increase from March 2025, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics […]

WASHINGTON, May 13—Today, Patrick Sughrue, senior corporate director of health, safety & environmental at Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, Maine, testified on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors before the U.S. House […]

WASHINGTON, May 13—Construction input prices increased 1.7% in April compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price […]

WASHINGTON, May 12—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.8 months in April, according to an ABC member survey conducted from April 20 to […]

WASHINGTON, May 8—The construction industry added 9,000 jobs on net in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

WASHINGTON, May 7—National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally […]

WASHINGTON, May 6—Associated Builders and Contractors today released the results of a new survey conducted by The Harris Poll in six battleground states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—which […]

WASHINGTON, May 5—The construction industry had 224,000 job openings on the last day of March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of […]