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ABC The construction industry added just 8,000 jobs on net in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 196,000 jobs, an increase of 2.4%.  Nonresidential construction employment increased by 4,700 positions on net,…

ABC WASHINGTON, Jan. 7—The construction industry had just 276,000 job openings on the last day of November 2024, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is…

ABC Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that the association will turn 75 on June 1, 2025. To commemorate the milestone, ABC and its members will gather at several commemorative events, beginning with ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas. “For 75 years, members of Associated Builders and Contractors have built the places where communities across…

ABC Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its 10th annual Merit Shop Scorecard, and New York has once again found itself languishing at the bottom, ranking 50th out of 51. The state’s consistent failure to foster a healthy construction environment has earned it a resounding F grade. This ranking is based on a series of state laws,…

ABC WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 — Construction input prices were unchanged in November compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.1% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 0.5% higher than a year ago,…

ABC Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Senate for voting down the confirmation of Lauren McFerran to a third term as chair of the National Labor Relations Board, 49-50. “McFerran’s tenure has been the subject of multiple congressional hearings, oversight investigations and press reports highlighting the NLRB’s failures,” said…

ABC The construction industry added 10,000 jobs on net in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has risen by 211,000 jobs, an increase of 2.6%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 6,800 positions on net, with…

ABC In response to Mayor Eric Adams’ recent announcement of “historic labor agreements” covering $1 billion in capital projects, the Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is highlighting the misinformation underpinning this decision and its detrimental impact on New York City’s construction workforce—predominantly minority workers living in the five boroughs. Contrary to…

ABC ABC National – Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that David Pugh, a partner at Bradley in Birmingham, Alabama, was elected 2025 chair of ABC National Board of Directors during its meeting at the association’s annual Leadership Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona. “Nothing could be more thrilling than leading ABC in its 75th year, and…

ABC WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Associated Builders and Contractors today applauded the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which set aside the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial 2024 final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. The rule changed overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards…