Safety+Health Magazine • September 28, 2025 How employers can support employees who are dealing with substance use disorders The number of people who worked full time while in recovery from a substance use disorder jumped 44% in 2020 – to 468,000 from 326,000 the year before. Add to that 274,000 workers who are part-time. Those […]
ConstructConnect • September 24, 2025 KEY POINTS A lack of job-ready construction labor slows projects and raises costs nationwide. Associated Builders and Contractors is meeting the moment with proven curricula, apprenticeships, and innovative training models. Local chapters, employer partners, and national policy shifts are vital to building tomorrow’s workforce. The Urgency of Skills Walk onto almost […]
The Sheboygan Sun • September 25, 2025 Despite cooling demand in United States construction, with spending down in interest-rate-sensitive sectors like housing and commercial development and nearly 80% of contractors reporting hiring challenges, the industry’s labor gap remains significant: the Associated Builders and Contractors estimates a shortfall of 439,000 workers in 2025. Amid these labor […]
U.S. construction input prices rose 0.2% in August, with nonresidential costs also up 0.2%. Energy prices dropped, but iron, steel and copper saw sharp increases. Sep 29, 2025 Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC) Construction input prices rose 0.2% in August compared to July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor […]
Originally posted on Window+Door.com | September 25,2025 Associated Builders and Contractors applauds Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., for the reintroduction of the bipartisan H.R. 5494, the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. In addition to Rep. Smucker, the bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Don Davis, D-N.C., Andy Harris, R-Md., Mike Kelly, […]
By Global Construction Reviews | Originally posted on globalconstructionreviews.com The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has joined a number of US national construction bodies throwing their weight behind a bipartisan bill that would give visas to migrant workers in sectors, like construction, that are facing acute skills shortages. The “Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act”, […]