Construction’s September unemployment rate equaled its lowest monthly level in more than a decade, although the industry only gained 7,000 jobs during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
The latest monthly BLS report on the nation’s employment picture, released on Oct. 4, showed construction’s September unemployment rate dipped to 3.2% from August’s 3.6%. It also was down from the September 2018 rate of 4.1%.