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ABC: Nonresidential Construction Adds 28,800 Jobs in November
The construction industry added 28,000 jobs on net in November, 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 expanded by 58,000 jobs, an increase of 0.7%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 28,800…
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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Falls Sharply in November, Confidence in Profit Margins Dips
Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.1 months in November, according to an ABC member survey conducted Nov. 20 to Dec. 8. The reading is down 0.3 months since both October 2025 and November 2024. View the full Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction…
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ABC: Construction Job Openings Remain ‘Extraordinarily Low’ in October
The construction industry had 213,000 job openings on the last day of October, 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…
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