Construction Workforce Construction March Jobless Rate Falls, Industry Adds 6K Jobs Nonresidential sectors gain jobs but residential categories are down Tom Ichniowski April 7, 2017 No Comments March rate dips to 8.4% from February's 8.8% and March 2016's 8.7%, BLS says.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Gains 58,000 Jobs in February Jobless rate edges up from year-earlier level, but declines from January Tom Ichniowski March 10, 2017 No Comments Specialty trade contractors lead jobs gains, adding 36,400.Read More
Construction Economics Construction January Jobless Rate Up, But 36K Jobs Added All construction segments gained jobs, led by residential specialty trade firms Tom Ichniowski February 3, 2017 No Comments January 9.4% rate up from year-earlier 8.5%, first year-over-year increase in more than six years.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Dec. Jobless Rate Up From Nov., Dips Year Over Year Industry shed 3,000 jobs vs. Nov. but gained 102,000 since Dec. 2015. Tom Ichniowski January 6, 2017 No Comments December rate, not seasonally adjusted, increased to 7.4% from November's 5.7% but declined from year-earlier 7.5%.Read More
Construction Safety Construction Fatalities Climb in 2015 to 7-Year High Industry's fatal-injury rate per 100,000 workers also rises slightly Tom Ichniowski December 19, 2016 No Comments BLS cites 27% fatal-injury increase in specialty trade contractor sector as major factor.Read More
Construction Economics Construction Nov. Jobless Rate Flat With Oct., Down from 2015 Industry also added 19,000 jobs during the month, Labor Dept. reports Tom Ichniowski December 2, 2016 No Comments November 5.7% rate is even with October's and improved from November 2015's 6.2%.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction's October Jobless Rate Up from September, Down from 2015 Industry's rate continues six-year string of monthly year-over-year improvement Tom Ichniowski November 4, 2016 No Comments Industry adds 11,000 jobs during the month, with gains in nearly all segmentsRead More
Safety and Health Construction Nonfatal Injury Rate Dips in 2015 Industry's rate declines to 3.5 per 100 workers, from 2014's 3.6 Tom Ichniowski October 29, 2016 2 Comments Labor Dept. report also shows that the number of construction jobsite illnesses and injuries rose 1.9% in 2015.Read More
Construction Unemployment Continues Downward Trend October 12, 2016 No Comments Construction’s September unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 5.2%, from 5.1% in August, but fell from 5.6% for September 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Read More
Construction Economics Construction Sept. Jobless Rate Edges Up From Aug., Dips Year Over Year Industry added 23,000 jobs during the month, Bureau of Labor Statistics says Tom Ichniowski October 7, 2016 No Comments Nearly all construction segments gained jobs, led by residential building, up 7,900. Read More