Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.8 months in April, according to an ABC member survey conducted from April 20...
Signals and Signposts
The current and future economy, trends in design and construction, political influence – sometimes we have something to say about topics which may be signs of things to come.
Construction employment in April totaled 8,321,000, seasonally adjusted, up by 9,000 from a downwardly revised March total and up by 50,000 (0.6%) year-over-year (y/y), according...
Construction employment, not seasonally adjusted, rose year-over-year (y/y) from February 2025 to February 2026 in 187 (52%) of the 360 metro areas (including divisions of larger...
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from January to February in 22 states, fell in 27 states and the District of Columbia, and was flat in South Dakota, according to...
Input prices for new nonresidential construction rose 1.7% in March and 4.4% year over year (y/y), the largest one-month increase in four years, driven by a near-record jump...
Construction input prices increased 2.2% in March compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’...
The announced ceasefire in the Middle East war has had little effect so far on construction costs, supply chains, and investment decisions. While crude-oil futures initially...
The construction industry added 26,000 jobs in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics....
Construction employment in March totaled 8,330,000, seasonally adjusted, a gain of 26,000 from February and 57,000 (0.7%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s analysis...
