Arizona, Nevada Construction Job Gains Dip, But Remain Strong Year-Over-Year John Guzzon January 29, 2019 No Comments States in the Southwest have posted strong employment gains, mainly driven by the construction sector.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Dec. Jobs Surge by 38,000, Led by Heavy-Civil Sector Tom Ichniowski January 4, 2019 No Comments Industry's jobless rate climbs from November level but improves year over year.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Nov. Jobless Rate Drops Year-Over-Year, Up Vs. Oct. Tom Ichniowski December 7, 2018 No Comments BLS reports construction added 5,000 jobs in Nov., a more modest gain than in Oct. and Sept.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 30,000 Jobs in Oct., Jobless Rate Falls Industry workforce rises by 330,000, or 4.7%, in past 12 months Tom Ichniowski November 2, 2018 No Comments Industry's unemployment rate dips to 3.6% from Sept. 4.1%, year-earlier 4.5%, BLS reports.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Gains 23K Jobs in Sept., Jobless Rate Trends Mixed Tom Ichniowski October 5, 2018 No Comments Nonresidential specialty contractors add 9,300 positions, heavy-civil segment gains 7,100.Read More
Construction Leads Employment Gains in August Further gains expected following Hurricane Harvey Pam Radtke Russell September 1, 2017 No Comments Hurricane Harvey is likely to boost work even further, says economist.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 6,000 Jobs in July, but Jobless Rate Rises Buildings sector gained 5,500 jobs but heavy-civil construction lost 1,200 Tom Ichniowski August 4, 2017 No Comments July's 4.9% rate edged up from 4.5% in previous month and in July 2016, Labor Dept. reports.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction March Jobless Rate Falls, Industry Adds 6K Jobs Nonresidential sectors gain jobs but residential categories are down Tom Ichniowski April 7, 2017 No Comments March rate dips to 8.4% from February's 8.8% and March 2016's 8.7%, BLS says.Read More
Q&A Viewpoint: Women Helping to Reshape Construction as Their Numbers in the Industry Rise Nancy Kristof March 3, 2017 Anecdotal evidence reflects a trend of more women working in construction, yet demographics suggest that women remain a laregly untapped labor market.Read More
Making the Case for Careers in the Building Trades Lee Worley December 5, 2016 No Comments One main reason for construction’s skilled-labor shortage is the lack of awareness and of a plan to build a pipeline of workers.Read More