“Construction input prices surged again in April,” said Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors, regarding ABC’s analysis of Producer Price Index data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics this...
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Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.6 months in March, up 0.5 months from February and up 0.1 months from March 2025. According to an ABC member survey...
The construction industry added 26,000 jobs in March 2026, 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...
The construction industry had 202,000 job openings on the last day of February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and...
Construction input prices increased 1.3 percent in February compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data.
The construction industry had 231,000 job openings on the last day of January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and...
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July 2026