Associated Builders and Contractors

Mar 123 min read

ABC Announces 2024 Top-Performing US Construction Contractors

Associated Builders and Contractors today released its 2024 Top Performers lists recognizing its contractor members’ outstanding...

Feb 232 min read

ABC Unveils AI Resource Guide for Contractors

Associated Builders and Contractors today announced it has released an artificial intelligence technology guide for the construction...

Feb 153 min read

ABC: 2024 Construction Workforce Shortage Tops Half a Million

The construction industry will need to attract an estimated 501,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2024 to...

Feb 62 min read

A Record 89.3% of the U.S. Construction Industry Is Not Part of a Union

According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2023 Union Members Summary released...

Jan 312 min read

ABC Member to Congress: Expanding Career Pathways Vital To Addressing the Construction Workforce Shortage

Testifying today on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors before the U.S. House Committee on Education and The Workforce...

Jan 161 min read

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Inches Higher in December, Contractor Confidence Improves

Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.6 months in December from 8.5...

Dec 15, 20232 min read

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Inches up in November, Contractors Remain Confident

Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator inched up to 8.5 months in November from 8.4...

Nov 29, 20232 min read

Construction Input Prices Decrease 1.2% in October, Driven by Lower Energy, Lumber and Steel Prices

Construction input prices declined 1.2% in October on a monthly basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of...