Articles Tagged with ''Construction Employment''

Nearly all construction segments gained jobs, led by residential building, up 7,900.

BLS reports industry's August rate dips to 5.1% from year-earlier 6.1% but rises from July's 4.5%

All construction segments added jobs last month, led by specialty trade contractors, which gained 9,400.

Specialty trade contractors gained jobs but buildings and heavy-civil sectors lost positions.

Industry's 5.2% May rate lowest since October 2006 but the bad news was loss of 15,000 jobs.

Unemployment rate falls to 6% from March 8.7% and April 2015's 7.5%, BLS says.

BLS reports the March rate was flat with February's as the industry added 37,000 jobs.

Unemployment rate declines to 8.7% from February 2015's 10.6%, but is up slightly from January's 8.5%, Bureau of Labor Statistics says.