Construction input prices fell 0.6% in May 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 declined 0.5% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 3.7% lower than…
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Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.9 months in May, according to an ABC member survey conducted May 20 to June 7. The reading is 0.1 months lower than in May 2022. View the historic Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index…
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Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.9 months in May, according to an ABC member survey conducted May 20 to June 7. The reading is 0.1 months lower than in May 2022. View the historic Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index…
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The 2023 Robert Risnychok Associated Builders & Contractors Past Presidents Memorial Scholarship will be presented to the high school senior or college student who is a child or grandchild of an ABC-NJ Chapter member and has been judged the recipient by the Associated Builders and Contractors Association Scholarship Committee. The…
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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%. Nonresidential construction employment expanded by 22,100…
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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. Spending strength was broad-based, rising in 13 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories on a…
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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…
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ABC issued the following statement today in support of the recently announced bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. “ABC applauds the agreement between U.S. House Republicans and President Joe Biden to address the debt ceiling and limit government spending to help secure the economic future of the United States. The…
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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. “By rejecting the ‘significant nexus’ test,…
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Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.9 months in April from 8.7 in March, according to an ABC member survey conducted April 20 to May 3. The reading is 0.1 months higher than in April 2022. View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction…
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