Recruitment

In construction, success is often measured in contracts won, projects completed and margins maintained. But there’s another factor that directly affects all three—one that’s often overlooked: whether employees can see a future for themselves within the company. Career paths offe...

As high school and college graduates enter the labor market, construction employers face a timely opportunity to bolster their talent pipelines and shore up labor shortages. To remain competitive and ensure long-term stability, construction businesses must act decisively to attra...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1—The construction industry added 2,000 jobs on net in July, 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 96,000 jobs, or 1.2%...

Contractors today face a number of challenges: residual effects of ongoing inflation and elevated cost of capital due to a higher interest rate environment; the impact of tariffs driving up the cost of materials; and a tight labor market making it challenging to hire skilled work...

WASHINGTON, July 30—The national June 2025 not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 3.4%, a 0.1% increase from June 2024, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors. The analysis...

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...

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 ...

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...