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WASHINGTON, July 29—The construction industry had 246,000 job openings on the last day of June, 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 an...

The skilled trades are at a critical turning point. As the construction industry faces waves of retirements, 41% of the current workforce is expected to retire within the next six years. At the same time, the demand for skilled trades workers is increasing due to the surge in con...

Construction Executive, ABC and the construction industry at large mourn together the passing of Mark Casso, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. As president of the Construction Industry Round Table, a Washington-based association of U.S. and global design and co...

WASHINGTON, July 3—The construction industry added 15,000 jobs on net in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 121,000 jobs, or 1....

WASHINGTON, July 1—The construction industry had 245,000 job openings on the last day of May, 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 ...

Burr & Forman Opens Offices in D.C. and Chicago On June 2, Burr & Forman LLP announced the opening of its Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois, offices and the expansion of its Government Contracts practice. The offices and practice will be helmed by leading government contra...

NCCER was selected as this year’s For the Love of Labor honoree—a $100,000 grant program begun by Carhartt to recognize nonprofits in apprenticeship industries. This year, Carhartt took those honors one step further with its inaugural Steel Apple Awards, which are “a tribute to v...

Every November on the first Saturday of the month, the NAWIC Philadelphia Foundation brings together 30 industry volunteers to guide more than 100 children through a hands-on construction competition and interactive trade show activities. During the competition, students in first...

The construction industry is staring down a labor shortage of 439,000 workers in 2025. And that’s just to keep up with demand. Add to the challenge a shrinking labor pipeline, with more than 25% of construction workers expected to hit retirement age in the next decade. The forei...

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPETITION A record 34 teams of undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the country participated in this year’s CMC, with each one completing a construction-management project that involved a state-of-the-art, 30,000-square-foot gymn...