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Home » Topic » Business » Economy

Construction Job Openings Decreased by 38,000 in March

by ABC | Apr 30, 2025
Business | Economy | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Industrywide labor hirings are visibly slowing, but so are industrywide quittings and firings.

Construction Futures: April 2025 Economic Roundup

by Construction Executive | Apr 28, 2025
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Construction Futures | Economy | Finance

The volatility of the tariffs is having an equally volatile effect on the construction market.

Monthly Construction Economic Survey Shows Tariff Impacts Emerge

by ABC | Apr 16, 2025
Business | Economy

Two weeks after the initial wave of 'Liberation Day' tariffs, and one week after the 90-day pause on almost all of those tariffs, where does the construction economy outlook stand?

Recession Has Already Begun in America: Anirban Basu on State of U.S. Construction Economy After ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

by Construction Executive | Apr 4, 2025
Business | Economy

The U.S. economy may have already begun receding even before the recent global tariffs and now 90-day pause.

Construction Futures: March 2025 Economic Roundup

by Construction Executive | Mar 31, 2025
Business | Construction Futures | Economy

Momentum waivered, backlogged slowed and input costs increased, yet spending inched higher, jobs were added and contractor confidence grew.

Financial Foundations: Why Less Than 40% of Construction Companies Founded in 2011 Are Still Open Today

by David McMillin | Mar 19, 2025
Business | Economy | Features | Finance | Markets

Common cracks can signal bigger money troubles in the building business—here’s how to avoid them.

Capitalizing on Competition: ABC 2025 Top Performers Answer Compelling Questions

by Erika Walter | Mar 19, 2025
Award Winners | Business | Culture | Economy | Features | Finance | Leadership | Organization Culture | Workforce

ABC's 2025 Top Performer contractors share insights from their years of experience competing in this industry.

Construction Materials Prices Increase 0.6%, Steel Surges Nearly 4% in February

by ABC | Mar 17, 2025
Business | Commercial | Economy | Equipment | Industrial | Manufacturing | Markets | Tools

Steel is a standout amongst surging construction materials prices, a rate that seems to be increasing exponentially.
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