Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon October 10, 2022
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Employment Increases by 13,000 in September
The construction industry added 19,000 jobs on net in September, 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 risen by 292,000 jobs, or 3.9 percent....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon September 26, 2022
ABC's 2022 Tech Report Features Real-World Journeys in Construction Innovation
Associated Builders and Contractors released its second annual construction technology report comprised of case studies that spotlight specific technologies and innovation best practices that ABC member contractors are utilizing to strengthen their value proposition....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue August 30, 2022
ABC: Construction Job Openings Up by 22,000 in July
The construction industry had 375,000 job openings in July, 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 August 15, 2022
ABC Announces 2022-2023 Tech Alliance Members
Associated Builders and Contractors announced the members of its third annual Tech Alliance — a consortium of firms that create construction technology and innovative solutions for ABC contractor members, the majority of which primarily perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue July 05, 2022
ABC: Government-Registered Apprenticeship System Inadequate to Meet Workforce Shortage
It would take 14 years for federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs to educate the 650,000 workers the construction industry needs to hire just in 2022, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Wed May 04, 2022
ABC: Members Invested $1.6B in Construction Workforce Education to Upskill 1.3M in 2021
Associated Builders and Contractors member contractors invested $1.6 billion to provide more than 1.3 million course attendees with craft, leadership and safety education in 2021, according to its 2022 Workforce Development Survey, up from $1.3 billion in 2020....
ABC - Tue May 03, 2022
Construction Job Openings Increased in March; Demand for Labor Remains Strong, Says ABC
The construction industry had 396,000 job openings in March 2022, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released May 3 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry job openings increased by 13,000 in March and are up 60,000 from the same time last year....
ABC - Wed April 27, 2022
ABC: State Construction Unemployment Is Down in 45 States From a Year Ago
The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate dropped 2.6 percent in March 2022 from a year ago, down from 8.6 percent to 6 percent, while 45 states had lower unemployment rates over the same period, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S....
ABC - Wed March 16, 2022
ABC Announces 2022 Construction Workforce Awards
Associated Builders and Contractors announced the winners of its annual, national Construction Workforce Awards, which includes Craft Instructor of the Year, Craft Professional of the Year and Young Professional of the Year....
ABC - Wed March 16, 2022
ABC Hails Court Decision Blocking Biden Administration's Independent Contractor Do-Over
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas dealt a blow to the Biden administration's efforts to delay and rescind the Trump administration's 2021 independent contractor final rule in a decision applauded by Associated Builders and Contractors, which had sued to block those actions....
