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....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon February 12, 2024
ABC Unveils AI Resource Guide for Contractors
Associated Builders and Contractors announced it has released an artificial intelligence technology guide for the construction community, which includes definitions, construction use cases and considerations....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon February 05, 2024
ABC: Half of State Construction Unemployment Rates Down in December 2023 From a Year Prior
The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate at 4.4 percent was unchanged in December 2023 from the previous year, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu February 01, 2024
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Spending Increases 0.4% in December
National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.4 percent in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published Feb. 1 by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.174 trillion....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue January 30, 2024
Construction Job Openings Remain Elevated in December, Says ABC
The construction industry had 449,000 job openings on the last day of December, 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 - Wed January 24, 2024
National Construction Leader Stephanie Schmidt-Lehmann Joins ABC as EVP of Industry Relations, Member Value
Associated Builders and Contractors announced Stephanie Schmidt-Lehmann, 2022 chair of the ABC board of directors and former president of Poole Anderson Construction, State College, Pa., has been named executive vice president of industry relations and member value....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue January 09, 2024
ABC: Final Independent Contractor Rule Will Create More Confusion, Litigation Chaos
Associated Builders and Contractors released a statement from Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck opposing the U.S. Department of Labor's independent contractor final rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon January 08, 2024
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Adds Nearly 12,000 Jobs in December
The construction industry added 17,000 jobs on net in December, 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 grown by 197,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5 percent....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Wed January 03, 2024
ABC: Construction Job Openings in November Rise to Highest Level Since 2022
The construction industry had 459,000 job openings on the last day of November, 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)....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon December 11, 2023
ABC: Construction Adds 2,000 Jobs in November, Up 200,000 Year Over Year
The construction industry added 2,000 jobs on net in November, 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 200,000 jobs, an increase of 2.6 percent....
