Workforce Construction Adds 16K Jobs in August, But Jobless Rate Edges Up Tom Ichniowski September 2, 2022 No Comments Residential segments continue to show gains despite higher interest rates.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Jobless Rate Weakens in November Industry officials trace results to continued worker shortage Tom Ichniowski December 6, 2019 No Comments Industry added only 1,000 jobs for the month but workforce still is up by 2%, year over year.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 14,000 Jobs in Aug., Jobless Rate Trends Mixed Tom Ichniowski September 6, 2019 No Comments Industry's August unemployment rate slipped to 3.6% from July's 3.8% but rose from year-earlier 3.4%.Read More
Construction Jobs Picture Largely Unchanged in July, Unemployment Dips Slightly Jeff Rubenstone August 6, 2019 No Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that construction employment in July was relatively flat compared to June, with small gains in some sectors.Read More
Southwest states again among national leaders in adding construction jobs John Guzzon May 29, 2019 No Comments Regional titans Arizona and Nevada are ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in percentage gains while New Mexico sits just outside of the Top 10. Read More
Nevada leads Region In Construction Jobs John Guzzon Karen Weil March 14, 2019 No Comments After leading the nation in job growth for most of the year, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico report weak gains early in 2019.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Jobs Soar by 52,000 in January Tom Ichniowski February 1, 2019 No Comments Industry's unemployment rate rises to 6.4% from December's 5.1% but improves from year-earlier 7.3%.Read More
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
Arizona, Nevada Again Lead Nation In Construction Job Growth John Guzzon November 30, 2018 No Comments Although the Southwest has been aggressively adding jobs in the past year, the entire region trails historic high-employment levels. Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Gains 25K Jobs in May, Unemployment Rate Dips Tom Ichniowski June 1, 2018 No Comments Nearly all construction segments added jobs, led by nonresidential specialty trade contractors' 14,800 gain.Read More
