Job losses in nonresidential segments outpaced gains in residential sector.

Totals pulled down by loss of 11,800 jobs in nonresidential specialty trade firms.

An AGC and Procore analysis of more than a full year of worker-hour data shows construction employment recovering but not yet to pre-pandemic levels.

Specialty trade contractors saw the greatest job losses while the industry jobless rate worsened on monthly, year-over-year measures.

As the U.S. economy contracts, the unemployment rate in construction jumped from 4.7% in April 2019 to 16.6% this April.

Industry's jobless rate climbs from November level but improves year over year.