Articles Tagged with ''Bureau of Labor Statistics''

A loss of 13,900 jobs reported by specialty trade contractors outweighed job gains in residential and heavy and civil engineering categories.

New Bureau of Labor Statistics report says union portion of the total private sector construction workforce declined last year to 11.7%, the lowest annual level in a decade, but building trades counter that data understates organized labor strength.

Fatal construction accidents were down about 2% overall in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, but some types of construction accidents saw worrying increases.

Industry's jobless rate is down from October, year-earlier levels.

The number of nonfatal construction workplace injuries and illnesses declined in 2021 and the industry’s injury/illness rate was unchanged from the previous year's level.

But an industry economist sees signs of a continued construction jobs shortage.

Construction's unemployment rate of 4.6% was the lowest ever recorded for the month of April, according to AGC.

Industry unemployment rate rises to 7.1% from December's 5%, but improves sharply year-over-year.

Nonresidential specialty contractors segment shows strongest results.

Industry's workplace fatalities dip 5% in 2020, but fatality rate is up to 10.2 per 100,000 workers from 9.7.