The construction industry had 431,000 job openings on the last day of September, 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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Construction employment surpasses pre-pandemic peak
(11/08/2023)
The non-seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 0.4 percent higher in September from the previous year, up from 3.4 percent to 3.8 percent. According to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Construction input prices increased 0.2 percent in September compared to August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index (PPI) data. Nonresidential construction input...
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) released its third annual construction technology report, which consists of a framework and complementary real-life case studies from ABC contractors that utilize construction technologies to strengthen safety, workflows, and...
Nonresidential construction employment declines as nonresidential construction outpaces broader economy
(10/17/2023)
The construction industry added 11,000 jobs in September, 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 350,000 job openings on the last day of August, 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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