The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate plunged 3.8% in June 2022 from June 2021, down from 7.5% to 3.7%. Meanwhile, all 50 states had lower unemployment rates over the same period, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders…
The construction industry had 334,000 job openings in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job…
ABC-NJ’s goal is to send every construction industry employee home in the same–or better–condition–than which they arrived – especially during a heat wave. As part of ABC‘s mission help members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically, profitably and for the betterment of the communities in which…
Construction input prices increased 1.9% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 1.8% for the month. Construction input prices are up 20.1% from a year…
WASHINGTON, July 1—National nonresidential construction spending was down by 0.6% in May, 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 $832.5 billion for the month. Spending was down on a monthly basis…
The construction industry added 36,000 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 expanded by 283,000 jobs, an increase of 3.8%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 19,400…
Speaker: Dr. Michael J. Pensak, MD, Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | Specialty: Hand and Upper Extremity Topic: Hand Safety Safety Committee meetings are a member benefit, and are held monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 8:30 a.m., in-person (breakfast provided) or virtually. Network with other safety peers,…
Join our Safety Committee for October’s meeting. Topic: “Safety Under the Hard Hat: Tools to Address Mental Health in the Construction Industry” Presented by: Greg Sizemore, Vice President – HSE and Workforce Development with ABC National We must prioritize the total human health of our workers beyond personal protective equipment….
Join our Safety Committee for September’s meeting on CONCUSSIONS. Dr. Efran Perez-Bravo, board certified physician specializing in in physical medicine and rehabilitation, who will discuss concussions. Dr. Efrain Perez-Bravo works with the Sinai Rehabilitation in Baltimore. Sinai Rehabilitation offers an excellent mild brain injury/concussion program. He is a board certified…
Join our Safety Committee for August’s meeting on Trench Safety. This will be very on point with the alarming rise of trench related fatalities and accidents. Earlier this month, OSHA released a news brief stating that 22 workers have perished in trenching accidents in the first 6 months of 2022,…
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