The Associated Builders and Contractors said the industry will need to bring in 456,000 new workers in 2027, up 30.7% from the 349,000 needed this year.

Immigration enforcement is gumming up the works for contractors seeking to fill labor gaps and overcome delays, according to a national survey from one of the country’s biggest contractor associations ...

In the post-COVID world of construction, industry analysts and participants have focused considerable attention on material price escalation concerns and impacts caused by raw material shortages, ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The construction industry had 236,000 job openings on the last day of January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released March 11 in the US Bureau ...

The construction industry continues to challenge Executive Order (EO) 14063, which requires project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects of $35 million or more. The Associated ...

Construction input prices rose 0.7% in January and are up 2.3% year over year, according to an ABC analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The 2024 final rule creates an ambiguous and difficult-to-interpret standard for determining independent contractor status." ...

U.S. construction lost 7,000 jobs in August Industry has declined three straight months despite 2025 gains Heavy and civil engineering grew by 2,300 jobs Rising costs, labor shortages weigh on ...

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