By Kent Pierce | Originally posted on wtnh.com SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — The construction industry is desperate for new workers. That’s why the Connecticut chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors held a construction career fair for hundreds of high school students in Wallingford Wednesday. The idea is to get them interested in construction trades […]
By Jennifer Joas | Originally posted on nbcconnecticut.com High school aged students from across Connecticut were invited to a hands-on career expo highlighting construction jobs. Associated Builders and Contractors hosted a career expo to entice high school aged students to consider a range of construction jobs across the state. “There’s a critical shortage of skilled trades […]
By Frank Raczon | Originally posted on ConstructionEquipment.com The Prosser Career Education Center in New Albany, Indiana, is expanding its Heavy Equipment Operator Program. The education center is partnering with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and MAC Construction to build a new facility to better facilitate learning for the student. The program is one of […]
By Contractor Magazine | Originally posted on www.contractormag.com The 34th annual competition showcased the skills and expertise of nearly 200 of the nation’s top-performing craft professionals. WASHINGTON, DC — Associated Builders and Contractors has announced the winners of the 2023 National Craft Championships. The winners were honored at ABC’s Careers in Construction Awards ceremony during […]
By Construction Citizen | Originally posted on ConstructionCitizen.com According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of 2022 state union membership data published recently by UnionStats.com, at least 9 out of 10 construction workers in private industry do not belong to a union in 26 states, up from 24 states in 2021. Nationwide, a record 88.3% of construction […]
By Jacob Bogage | Originally posted on WashingtonPost.com At Julie Su’s confirmation hearing, Republican lawmakers accused her of favoring organized labor groups over employers. President Biden’s nominee for labor secretary appears to face an uphill battle for confirmation, with Republican lawmakers at a confirmation hearing Thursday accusing her of being overly sympathetic to unions. “As […]
By David Marcus | Originally posted on radio.foxnews.com It’s been over 80 days since President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have met to discuss the debt ceiling, as the President and his top advisors continue refusing to negotiate on a debt ceiling increase. Though McCarthy has not come forward with the clean proposal the […]
By contractormag.com | Originally posted on contractormag.com WASHINGTON, DC — The construction industry had 413,000 job openings in December, 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 […]
By contractormag.com | Originally posted on contractormag.com WASHINGTON, DC — The construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in January, 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 risen by 294,000 jobs, an increase of 3.9%. Nonresidential […]
By Tile Letter | Originally posted on TileLetter.com WASHINGTON, Feb. 6—The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate dropped 0.6% in December 2022 from a year ago, down from 5% to 4.4%, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. Thirty-two states had lower […]
