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Construction adds 13,000 jobs in June
Construction employment reached a 10-year high in June, with the addition of 13,000 jobs. The industry's unemployment rate ticked up from 4.4 % to 4.7 %.
July 9, 2018
Workforce
Construction adds 25,000 jobs in May, unemployment drops 3 points
May's gain follows an infusion of 21,000 workers in April, following a revision by the Labor Department to that month's total. Unemployment is up by 3 points.
June 1, 2018
Workforce
Streak of construction employment gains snapped in March with loss of 15,000 jobs
The U.S. construction industry lost 15,000 jobs in March, snapping a seven-month-long streak of employment gains. The industry’s employment total now sits at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 7.150 million Americans and is up 3.3 percent over the March 2017 total, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Construction’s unemployment rate fell from 7.8 […]
April 9, 2018
Workforce
Construction sees largest jobs gain in 11 years in Feb.
The U.S. construction industry added 62,000 jobs in February, the single largest monthly addition of jobs the industry has seen in the last 11 years, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The previous high mark for gains was set in November 2015 when 52,000 jobs were added. February’s jobs gain brings the industry’s […]
March 12, 2018
Business
Construction adds 28,000 jobs in August
The construction industry added its third largest monthly jobs total of the year in August with a gain of 28,000 jobs. The new jobs bring total U.S. construction employment to 6.918 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The August jobs report also brought a revision to the July jobs total. July employment […]
September 1, 2017
Workforce
Construction adds 11,000 jobs in May; unemployment falls again
The U.S. construction industry added 11,000 jobs in May, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The industry now employs 6.881 million Americans, an increase of 3 percent over the May 2016 figure. The May report also revised the April employment figure downward from the previously reported 6.877 million to 6.870 million. The revision makes what […]
June 2, 2017
Workforce
Construction adds 6,000 jobs in March
Though the increase wasn’t as substantial as the two months that preceded it, the U.S. construction industry notched a seventh straight month of jobs expansion in March. The industry now employs 6.882 million Americans, a 2.6-percent increase over the March 2016 figure, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. March’s report also brought a revision […]
April 10, 2017
Workforce
Construction sees largest monthly jobs increase in nearly a decade; home starts up 3%
The U.S. construction industry added 58,000 jobs in February, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Monthly jobs figures can change as the department revises past estimates month to month, but if February’s figure holds, it would be the second-largest monthly construction jobs gain of the last 10 years. The largest increase of the last decade belongs […]
March 16, 2017
Business
Construction adds 36,000 jobs; home starts end 2016 on strength of multi-family units
The latest data from the federal government indicate increases in both construction employment and the start of construction on new homes. The U.S. construction industry added 36,000 jobs in January and now employs 6.809 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The figure represents a 2.5-percent increase over the January 2016 employment total […]
February 6, 2017
Business
Employers must now use new I-9 Form to verify employment eligibility of new hires
If you are hiring somebody new for your construction company this year, there is now a new and revised Employment Eligibility Verification form (Form I-9) that employers and employees must first fill out. The new form is required as of January 22 and has two parts, one filled out by the employer, the other by […]
January 26, 2017
Business
Construction loses 3,000 jobs in Dec. but employment remains up from 2015
After reaching an 8-year high in November, employment in the U.S. construction industry fell slightly, losing 3,000 jobs in December. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, construction now employs 6.699 million Americans. Despite the loss, construction employment remains at its highest point since December 2008 Since this is preliminary data, job data for 2016 likely won’t […]
January 6, 2017
Workforce
Construction adds 23,000 jobs in September
Following a small decline in August, construction employment rebounded in September with a healthy addition of 23,000 jobs. The construction industry now employs 6.669 million Americans, a 3-percent increase over the September 2015 mark, according to preliminary estimates from the Labor Department. So far this year the construction industry has added an estimated 72,000 total […]
October 7, 2016
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