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News Release 2023

Nonresidential Construction Employment Increases in May Despite Signs of Weakness in Economy, Says ABC

Friday, June 2, 2023 9:57 AM

WASHINGTON, June 2—The construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 192,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5%.

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In: Employment, Construction Economics, News Release 2023 |

Nonresidential Construction Spending Increases in April Despite Recession Fears, Says ABC

Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:27 AM

WASHINGTON, June 1—National nonresidential construction spending expanded 1.9% in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.05 trillion.

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In: Construction Spending, Construction Economics, News Release 2023 |

Construction Job Openings Increase By 68,000 in April, Says ABC

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:07 AM

WASHINGTON, May 31—The construction industry had 383,000 job openings in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job openings increased by 68,000 last month but are down by 35,000 from the same time last year.

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In: JOLTS, News Release 2023 |

ABC Supports Bipartisan Bill To Avoid Default, Limit Government Spending and Reform the Permitting Process

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 4:33 PM

WASHINGTON, May 30—ABC issued the following statement today in support of the recently announced bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

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In: Politics and Policy, News Release 2023 |

ABC Applauds Supreme Court’s Ruling That Narrows Scope of WOTUS

Thursday, May 25, 2023 2:18 PM

WASHINGTON, May 25—Associated Builders and Contractors issued the following statement from Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck on the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 25 ruling narrowing the scope of “waters of the United States” in the Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency case.

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In: Policy, News Release 2023 |

ABC’s Sizemore Reappointed To Serve on OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health

Thursday, May 25, 2023 12:48 PM

WASHINGTON, May 25—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development, has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Labor to a third term as a representative for U.S. construction employers on the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.

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In: Workforce and Safety, News Release 2023 |

ABC Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in April Due to Infrastructure Category Strength

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 9:55 AM

ABC Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in April Due to Infrastructure Category Strength

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In: Construction Economic Update, Construction Backlog Indicator, Construction Confidence Index, Construction Economics, News Release 2023 |

Construction Input Prices Down Year Over Year for Second Straight Month, Says ABC

Thursday, May 11, 2023 9:37 AM

WASHINGTON, May 11—Construction input prices increased 0.2% in April compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices rose 0.4% for the month.

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In: Construction Economic Update, Construction Economics, Materials Prices, News Release 2023 |

Construction Adds 15,000 Jobs in April, Says ABC

Friday, May 5, 2023 9:27 AM

WASHINGTON, May 5—The construction industry added 15,000 jobs on net in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment expanded by 205,000 jobs, an increase of 2.7%.

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In: Employment, Construction Economic Update, Construction Economics, News Release 2023 |

ABC: Government-Registered Apprenticeship System Alone Won’t Solve Construction Labor Shortage

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 1:55 PM

WASHINGTON, May 3—It would take 12 years for federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs to educate the more than half a million workers the construction industry needs to hire in 2023, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recently released U.S. Department of Labor data. ABC estimates that the construction industry’s federal and state government-registered apprenticeship system yielded just 45,000 completers of four-to-five-year apprenticeship programs in 2022.

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In: Policy, Politics and Policy, News Release 2023 |
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