Workforce
Construction Hiring Remains Sluggish in May
This May has proved the slowest hiring rate of any year since the beginning of the JOLTS data series.
By ABC
July 2, 2025
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by ABC
Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work.
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