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…there are few sources of momentum," Anirban Basu, Chief Economist at the Associated Builders and Contractors, noted (22). And trades
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net new workers in 2026, according to data from the Associated Builders and Contractors . This ongoing labor shortage, combined with tight
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further by stepped-up immigration enforcement. The Associated Builders and Contractors estimated the industry needed to attract roughly
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The construction industry requires around 349,000 net new workers in 2026, according to data from the Associated Builders and Contractors. This ongoing labor shortage, combined with tight development deadlines for infrastructure like Hyperion, has accelerated the adoption of auto
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According to Associated Builders and Contractors, the construction industry will need hundreds of thousands of additional workers over the next several years to meet expected demand. The shortage is already affecting timelines, labor costs, and project delivery nationwide. Skille
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Associated Builders and Contractors, a trade association for the industry. The Austin metro area added about 4,600 workers between April 2025 and...
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for those without digital infrastructure contracts, according to Associated Builders and Contractors . But headwinds have started to have an
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are sources of “real risk”, Anirban Basu, chief economist for the Associated Builders and Contractors, explained in a midyear economic
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in a tighter credit environment does not.
The Associated Builders and Contractors notes that industry backlogs remain historically high at
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work to their books during the month, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. Meanwhile, job openings in the construction industry
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Separately, Meta and Associated Builders and Contractors announced a partnership to educate and provide career pathways for thousands of data centre technicians in the US, backed by a $115 million investment.
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labour picture makes that arithmetic more urgent. Associated Builders and Contractors has estimated the United States construction sector
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to ABC’s Construction Confidence Index.”
– Anirban Basu , ABC (Associated Builders & Contractors)
“There are indications as we get into ’
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period,” she says. A June report by the Associated Builders and Contractors found that construction input prices (which also includes fuel)
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spending slid 1.5 percent in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published recently by the U.S. Census
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when he first joined the organization. In January, Associated Builders and Contractors estimated the industry would need 349,000 new workers
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construction spending slid 1.5% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of data published by the U.S. Census
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need in 2026? Nearly 500,000 net new workers, according to Associated Builders and Contractors — on top of the 439,000 needed in 2025.
What
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the supply chain disruptions of early 2022, per Associated Builders and Contractors data.
Tariffs: the structural driver
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