Construction Workforce Construction Gains 23K Jobs in Sept., Jobless Rate Trends Mixed Tom Ichniowski October 5, 2018 No Comments Nonresidential specialty contractors add 9,300 positions, heavy-civil segment gains 7,100.Read More
Construction Leads Employment Gains in August Further gains expected following Hurricane Harvey Pam Radtke Russell September 1, 2017 No Comments Hurricane Harvey is likely to boost work even further, says economist.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 6,000 Jobs in July, but Jobless Rate Rises Buildings sector gained 5,500 jobs but heavy-civil construction lost 1,200 Tom Ichniowski August 4, 2017 No Comments July's 4.9% rate edged up from 4.5% in previous month and in July 2016, Labor Dept. reports.Read More
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
Q&A Viewpoint: Women Helping to Reshape Construction as Their Numbers in the Industry Rise Nancy Kristof March 3, 2017 Anecdotal evidence reflects a trend of more women working in construction, yet demographics suggest that women remain a laregly untapped labor market.Read More
Making the Case for Careers in the Building Trades Lee Worley December 5, 2016 No Comments One main reason for construction’s skilled-labor shortage is the lack of awareness and of a plan to build a pipeline of workers.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
Employment US Construction Employment Growth Stalls in June July 14, 2016 Construction employment totaled 6,643,000 in June, matching the level in May, but industry employment dipped by 6,000 in April and 16,000 in May.Read More
Construction economics Construction June Jobless Rate Dips, Industry Adds No Jobs June 4.6% rate is lowest since October 2006, Labor Dept. reports Tom Ichniowski July 8, 2016 No Comments Specialty trade contractors gained jobs but buildings and heavy-civil sectors lost positions.Read More
Washington Leads Northwest In Construction Job Growth John Guzzon July 6, 2016 No Comments Oregon experienced a small dip in monthly construction employment while Alaska saw a rare gain.Read More