“Accelerating input price escalation is largely due to rapid price increases for tariff-affected goods like iron and steel,” ...

The construction industry added 4,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of ...

Associated Builders and Contractors reported June 10 that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.4 months in May, ...

Washington, DC, June 12, 2025-Construction input prices increased 0.2% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

“ABC estimates that the U.S. construction industry needs to attract about a half million new workers in 2024 to balance supply and demand,” said Michael Bellaman, ABC president and CEO.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The construction industry will need to attract an estimated 439,000 net new workers in 2025 to meet anticipated demand for construction services ...

WASHINGTON, DC — 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 ...

Overall, contractors remain relatively positive about the outlook for construction in the near future, according to ABC’s Construction Confidence Index for April, but uncertainty remains when ...

Associated Builders and Contractors reports today that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 9.2 months in December 2022, according to an ABC member survey conducted Dec. 20, 2022, ...