News & Updates

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7—Associated Builders and Contractors today commended the U.S. Senate for confirming James Macy and David Prouty to serve on the National Labor Relations Board by a vote of 51-47, […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7—The construction industry added 22,000 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, Aug. 4—The construction industry recorded 305,000 job openings on the last day of June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3—National nonresidential construction spending rose 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, July 31—The national June not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 4.7%, a 1.3% increase from June 2025, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics […]

WASHINGTON, July 30—Associated Builders and Contractors today commended members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for advancing the nomination of Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling […]

WASHINGTON, July 15—Construction input prices decreased 1.1% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price […]

WASHINGTON, July 14—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.8 months in June, according to an ABC member survey conducted June 22 to July […]

WASHINGTON, July 2—The construction industry added 11,000 jobs on net in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

WASHINGTON, July 1—National nonresidential construction spending slid 1.5% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally […]

WASHINGTON, June 30—Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement commending President Donald Trump for nominating Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling to serve as secretary of the U.S. […]

WASHINGTON, June 30—The construction industry had 298,000 job openings on the last day of May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of […]

WASHINGTON, June 25—Associated Builders and Contractors issued the following statement from its vice president of government affairs, Kristen Swearingen, in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s decision to drop […]

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 […]