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Construction Workforce

Construction's October Jobless Rate Up from September, Down from 2015

Industry's rate continues six-year string of monthly year-over-year improvement

Tom Ichniowski

November 4, 2016

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

Employment

US Construction Employment Growth Stalls in June

July 14, 2016

Construction employment totaled 6,643,000 in June, matching the level in May, but industry employment dipped by 6,000 in April and 16,000 in May.

Construction economics

Construction June Jobless Rate Dips, Industry Adds No Jobs

June 4.6% rate is lowest since October 2006, Labor Dept. reports

Tom Ichniowski

July 8, 2016

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Specialty trade contractors gained jobs but buildings and heavy-civil sectors lost positions.

Washington Leads Northwest In Construction Job Growth

John Guzzon

July 6, 2016

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Oregon experienced a small dip in monthly construction employment while Alaska saw a rare gain.

Construction Economics

Construction Jobless Rate Hits 9-Year Low but Industry Loses Jobs

Unemployment rate drops to 5.2% from April's 6% and year-earlier 6.7%

Tom Ichniowski

June 3, 2016

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Industry's 5.2% May rate lowest since October 2006 but the bad news was loss of 15,000 jobs.

Workforce Education

We Should Put Our Money Where the Jobs Are

Michael Kenig

May 4, 2016

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We need to update our approach toward career and technical education (CTE).

Construction Executives

Balfour Beatty US Reshuffles C-Suite—One CEO is Gone

Mark Layman departs the Dallas-based building unit of the large UK contractor

Debra K. Rubin

May 3, 2016

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Reasons are not clear for Mark Layman's departure from the Dallas-based building construction unit of the large UK contractor.

March Employment

Construction Employment Remains One of Economy’s Bright Spots

Nonresidential sector added 12,700 jobs in March

April 19, 2016

Year-over-year, construction employment expanded by 301,000 net new jobs, the industry’s largest annual increase since May 2015.

Construction Workforce

Colorado Leads All States With the Lowest December Construction Unemployment Rate

Utah has 13th lowest rate, Wyoming the second highest, at 14.4%

February 3, 2016

For the year 2015, national employment in construction increased by 273,000 jobs.

Workforce Issues

New AGC Survey Says 71% of Contracting Firms Will Hire in 2016

That includes 88% in Utah and 81% of commercial contractors in Colorado

January 13, 2016

Contractors expect a mix of private- and public-sector market segments will drive demand for construction in 2016.

Articles Tagged with ''Construction Jobs''

Construction's October Jobless Rate Up from September, Down from 2015

US Construction Employment Growth Stalls in June

Construction June Jobless Rate Dips, Industry Adds No Jobs

Washington Leads Northwest In Construction Job Growth

Construction Jobless Rate Hits 9-Year Low but Industry Loses Jobs

We Should Put Our Money Where the Jobs Are

Balfour Beatty US Reshuffles C-Suite—One CEO is Gone

Construction Employment Remains One of Economy’s Bright Spots

Colorado Leads All States With the Lowest December Construction Unemployment Rate

New AGC Survey Says 71% of Contracting Firms Will Hire in 2016

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