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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....


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....


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....


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....


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....


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....


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....


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....


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....


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....


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