Washington and Oregon joined 42 other states and Washington, D.C. in posting over the year construction employment growth in March, while Alaska continues to lag behind.
Construction’s unemployment rate continued its long stretch of year-over-year improvement in February, falling to 8.7% from the year-earlier 10.6%, but the rate was slightly worse than January’s 8.5%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Construction jobs rose in both Nevada and Arizona in November, but New Mexico lost jobs in the sector, according to new information released by the three states.
Construction jobs in Arizona and New Mexico rose slightly in October while Nevada remained stagnant in the category, according to statistics recently released by the states.
