Articles Tagged with ''Construction Employment''

All construction industry segments added jobs, led by nonresidential specialty contractors.

The construction unemployment rate fell to 3.3%, another signal that the labor supply pressures of recent years are still ongoing.

The BLS report, which updated earlier preliminary figures, revised April’s jobs figure downward from an increase of 9,000 to no overall gain for that month.

Heavy and civil engineering construction was the strongest sector, adding 12,500 positions in February.

Nonresidential construction sector posts strongest job growth for December, report says.

Specialty trade contractors added 14,200 jobs overall.

While the number of construction jobs increased in August, so did the industry's jobless rate compared to July and year-earlier levels.

Residential specialty trade contractors segment posted the strongest July results, adding 13,300 positions.

While construction's jobless rate rose to 3.6% in June, economists noted that the industry had 396,000 job openings as of the end of May.

The heavy and civil engineering category led the way, adding 10,700 jobs, while specialty trade contractors added 7,300 positions, and building contractors added 6,600 jobs.