WASHINGTON (Sept. 30, 2025) — The construction industry had 188,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job openings decreased by 115,000 last month and are down by 116,000 from the same time last year.

IRVING, Texas (Sept. 29, 2025) ― Held on Caterpillar grounds at the Edward J. Rapp Customer & Training Center, the Global Operator Challenge (GOC) divided the 32 best operators from the U.S. and Canada into East and West regions for the semifinal competitions. The two winners will now advance to the final round to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, during CONEXPO-CON/AGG (March 4, 2026), inside Caterpillar’s 70,000-square-foot outdoor exhibit in the Festival Lot.