Nonresidential specialty trade contractors gained the most jobs among construction segments, gaining 17,000 positions.

All construction industry segments added jobs, led by nonresidential specialty contractors.

Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 380,100 increase in industry jobs in 2023-2033 period.

All construction sectors added jobs in July, led by specialty trade contractors, who boosted employment by nearly 19,000 positions.

The construction unemployment rate fell to 3.3%, another signal that the labor supply pressures of recent years are still ongoing.

The BLS report, which updated earlier preliminary figures, revised April’s jobs figure downward from an increase of 9,000 to no overall gain for that month.

Industry gained 9,000 jobs in April, compared with 40,000 added in March.

Increases are in all construction segments, paced by nonresidential specialty trade contractors, says latest BLS report on the nation’s employment.

Heavy and civil engineering construction was the strongest sector, adding 12,500 positions in February.

On-the-job fatality rate rose by 11% in 2022 for construction and extraction workers, the second highest of all industries, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.