The not seasonally adjusted (NSA) national construction unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, was unchanged in December from 2022, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders...
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The construction industry had 449,000 job openings in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)....
The construction industry added 17,000 jobs in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) 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 459,000 job openings in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)....
For the first time, Georgia was named the top state for construction in Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) annual Merit Shop Scorecard. The scorecard, released yearly since 2015, ranks all 50 states and the...
Construction input prices decreased 0.3 percent in November compared to October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices...
This Month’s Features
Reflective Insulation: A Smart Choice for Metal Building Systems
Insulating metal building systems poses several challenges. Over the years, the use of reflective insulation has continued to increase, as more people recognize and...
Performance and Profit: Optimizing Sheet Metal Workflow
How does your sheet metal shop or central manufacturing factory compare to concepts from the early 1900s? Over the last 30 years, the sheet...
Digitalization: The Key to Steel Decarbonization
Steel is essential to the modern world as a fundamental material for construction, manufacturing, and many other industries, supporting the development of our civilization.
Rock Island High School Leans Into Fire Protection
For a building that opened in 1937, there are few blemishes in the history of Rock Island High School in Illinois. A recently completed...