ABC - Mon October 07, 2024
Veteran Association Executive John Mielke Joins ABC as Senior Director of Apprenticeship
Associated Builders and Contractors has named John Mielke as its senior director of apprenticeship. The former ABC Wisconsin chapter president will provide strategic direction, transformational leadership and innovative education solutions to ABC's 67 chapters and 23,000 members and their apprenticeship trusts nationwide....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu June 13, 2024
ABC: Construction Materials Prices Decrease in May for First Time Since December
Construction input prices decreased 0.9 percent in May 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 June 13....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon June 10, 2024
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Adds 17,100 Jobs in May
The construction industry added 21,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 251,000 jobs, an increase of 3.1 percent....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu May 02, 2024
ABC: Over Half of March State Construction Unemployment Rates Down From a Year Ago
The March 2024 not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, down 0.2 percent from the previous year, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released May 2 by Associated Builders and Contractors....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue April 02, 2024
Construction Job Openings Increased by 16,000 in February, Says ABC
The construction industry had 441,000 job openings on the last day of February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 14, 2024
Georgia Ranks First in Construction Among All States
It's no secret that the state of Georgia is experiencing explosive growth in terms of its population and business investment, and as a consequence, the Georgia Department of Transportation is in the midst of a comprehensive, multi-billion dollar program to expand the road network to handle the increasing traffic....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon March 11, 2024
Nonresidential Construction Employment Increased by 23,000 in February, Says ABC
The construction industry added 23,000 jobs on net in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 215,000 jobs, an increase of 2.7 percent....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Wed March 06, 2024
Construction Job Openings Remain Elevated at 413,000 in January, Says ABC
The construction industry had 413,000 job openings on the last day of January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon February 26, 2024
ABC Announces 2024 Top-Performing U.S. Construction Contractors
Associated Builders and Contractors released its 2024 Top Performers lists recognizing its contractor members' outstanding achievements in safety, quality, inclusion, project excellence and special designations ranked by number of hours worked....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu February 22, 2024
ABC: Government-Registered Apprenticeship Programs Not Keeping Up With Construction Industry Needs
At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs will fail to meet the construction industry's short- and long-term skilled workforce needs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recently released U.S....
