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Court Rules Biden Project Labor Agreement Rule Illegal Associated Builders and Contractors today celebrated a decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that rules in favor of ABC members that filed bid protests challenging former President Joe Biden’s controversial policy requiring anti-competitive, inflationary, union-favoring project labor agreements on federal construction projects of $35 million or more.…

ABC Reacts to 2025 State of the State The Associated Builders and Contractors, Empire State Chapter, acknowledges Governor Hochul’s focus on infrastructure, affordable housing, and green energy in her State of the State address. These are critical issues for New York, but talk is cheap. New Yorkers need results, not empty promises or half-measures that fail…

Construction Underperforms Broader Economy in December Jobs Report The construction industry added just 8,000 jobs on net in December, 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 196,000 jobs, an increase of 2.4%.  Nonresidential construction…

ABC: Construction Labor Churn at Historic Lows in November WASHINGTON, Jan. 7—The construction industry had just 276,000 job openings on the last day of November 2024, 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…

ABC To Celebrate 75 Years of Building America at ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that the association will turn 75 on June 1, 2025. To commemorate the milestone, ABC and its members will gather at several commemorative events, beginning with ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas. “For 75…

New York’s F Grade: 50 out of 51 in Construction Environment Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its 10th annual Merit Shop Scorecard, and New York has once again found itself languishing at the bottom, ranking 50th out of 51. The state’s consistent failure to foster a healthy construction environment has earned it a resounding F grade. This…

Monthly Construction Input Prices Unchanged in November WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 — Construction input prices were unchanged in November 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 0.1% for the month. Overall construction input prices are…

ABC Hails Senate for Blocking McFerran Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Senate for voting down the confirmation of Lauren McFerran to a third term as chair of the National Labor Relations Board, 49-50. “McFerran’s tenure has been the subject of multiple congressional hearings, oversight investigations and press reports…

Construction Adds Just 10,000 Jobs in November, Industry Employment Growth Still Outpaces Economy The construction industry added 10,000 jobs on net in November, 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 211,000 jobs, an increase…

ABC Criticizes Mayor Adams’ “Historic Labor Agreements” as Misleading and Harmful In response to Mayor Eric Adams’ recent announcement of “historic labor agreements” covering $1 billion in capital projects, the Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is highlighting the misinformation underpinning this decision and its detrimental impact on New York City’s construction…