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ABC: Nonresidential Construction Adds 19,400 Jobs in May

by | Jun 3, 2022 |

WASHINGTON, June 3—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...

Construction Job Openings Increase in April, Says ABC

by | Jun 1, 2022 |

WASHINGTON, June 1—The construction industry registered 449,000 job openings in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey. The JOLTS survey defines a job...

Nonresidential Construction Spending Falls in April, Says ABC

by | Jun 1, 2022 |

WASHINGTON, June 1—National nonresidential construction spending was down 0.4% 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...

ABC Urges DOL to Abandon Issuing a New Overtime Proposed Rule

by | May 18, 2022 |

On May 11, ABC, as a steering committee member of the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity, as well as 92 other organizations, sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh urging him to abandon or at least postpone issuing the U.S. Department of Labor’s...

Industry News

Biden Administration Ends Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

by | May 8, 2023 |

On May 1, 2023, President Joe Biden’s administration announced its intent to end certain COVID-19 vaccination requirements, including the mandate on federal contractors. According to the announcement, President Biden will soon issue an executive order rescinding...

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