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.
David O’Donnell, 27, died in June 6 Chicago project accident, while Samantha Ruvolo Deschenes, 33, suffered fatal injuries May 30 in forklift rollover at a Portland, Ore., school construction site.
Transit projects ranging from a $7.7-billion subway line extension to station accessibility improvements are on hold with the pause of program which was expected to generate $15 billion.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was indefinitely pausing implementation of congestion pricing tolls for Manhattan because of the potential for “unintended consequences.”