For the seventh consecutive month, the U.S. construction industry posted job gains, this time recording an across-the-board overall increase of 23,000 positions during October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Specialty trade contractors added the most jobs, with a gain of 14,200, reports BLS. Of that figure, residential specialty trade contractors added 10,000 positions, while nonresidential specialty trade contractors boosted employment by 4,200.