Construction’s November unemployment rate fell sharply from the year-earlier level but rose slightly from October’s mark as the industry added a modest 5,000 jobs during the month, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says.
The latest monthly BLS employment report, released on Dec. 7, shows that construction’s November jobless rate dropped to 3.9% from the November 2017 level of 5.0%. But it was up from October’s 3.6%.