Construction gained 30,000 jobs in December and its unemployment rate dropped sharply from its year-earlier level, though it worsened from November’s figure, the Dept. of Labor has reported.
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' report on the December employment picture, released on Jan. 5, showed that construction’s jobless rate dipped to 5.9% from the December 2016 mark of 7.4%. Last month’s rate did rise from November’s 5.0%, BLS said.