Recruitment

Travelers recently released its 2025 Injury Impact Report—an analysis of workers’ compensation claims—and its findings reveal some curious insights that might be useful for construction companies. Construction Executive sat down with Claude Howard, VP and Workers Compensation Cl...

Nearly 95% of construction firms in the U.S. struggle to fill open positions, even as the industry will need to bring in almost 500,000 new employees by 2026. With worker shortages, many projects face delays and increased pressure on existing crews. At the same time, 56% of contr...

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....