Articles Tagged with ''Bureau of Labor Statistics''

Construction rate has been higher than year-earlier levels in three of four months this year.

March rate dips to 8.4% from February's 8.8% and March 2016's 8.7%, BLS says.

Specialty trade contractors lead jobs gains, adding 36,400.

January 9.4% rate up from year-earlier 8.5%, first year-over-year increase in more than six years.

December rate, not seasonally adjusted, increased to 7.4% from November's 5.7% but declined from year-earlier 7.5%.

BLS cites 27% fatal-injury increase in specialty trade contractor sector as major factor.

November 5.7% rate is even with October's and improved from November 2015's 6.2%.

Industry adds 11,000 jobs during the month, with gains in nearly all segments

Labor Dept. report also shows that the number of construction jobsite illnesses and injuries rose 1.9% in 2015.