News & Updates

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.6 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 20 to Oct. […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11—Construction input prices decreased 0.9% 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, Oct. 8—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the members of its fourth annual Tech Alliance—a consortium of firms that create construction technology and innovative solutions for ABC contractor members, […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced it has named John Mielke as its senior director of apprenticeship. The former ABC Wisconsin chapter president will provide strategic direction, transformational […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—The construction industry added 25,000 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, Oct. 2—Associated Builders and Contractors today released its fourth annual construction technology report, which focuses on the impacts of artificial intelligence in the construction industry. The report includes a case […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement responding to the International Longshoremen’s Association strike at East and Gulf Coast ports. “ABC urges President Joe Biden to […]

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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—The construction industry had 370,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18—Associated Builders and Contractors today participated in a White House-sponsored roundtable discussion, “Recovery in the Workplace: Investing to Build the Workforce of Tomorrow,” which convened more than a […]

WASHINGTON, Sep. 12—Construction input prices increased 0.1% in August compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.2 months in August, according to an ABC member survey conducted Aug. 20 to Sept. 5. […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—Associated Builders and Contractors released the following statement in response to reports that President Joe Biden will today sign an executive order that favors unions and is likely […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—The construction industry added 34,000 jobs on net in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—The construction industry had 248,000 job openings on the last day of July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3—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 adjusted […]