Construction posted strong employment results In October, adding 44,000 jobs—with gains in all sectors—and the industry’s unemployment rate was the lowest in more than two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
The latest BLS monthly look at the nation’s employment picture, released Nov. 5, shows that construction’s jobless rate fell to 4.0% in October, from September’s 4.5%, and was much improved from the year-earlier level of 6.8%.