Construction firms added 18,000 workers in January, as the industry's unemployment rate declined to a 17-year low of 8.5%, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction spending slipped in November from a month earlier but maintained a strong rate of year-over-year growth in all major categories, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Strong demand for construction projects fueled job growth in November in 38 states compared to October and in all but six states over the past 12 months, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction job growth rebounded in October as 43 states and the District of Columbia recorded employment increases from a year earlier, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction firms added 31,000 workers in October as the industry's unemployment rate declined to 6.2%, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
The number of unemployed workers with construction experience dropped to the lowest total for September since 2000, as hiring continued to slow despite robust demand for construction, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction firms added jobs in 40 states and the District of Columbia between April 2014 and April 2015, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction firms added jobs in 43 states and the District of Columbia between January 2014 and January 2015, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction employers added 29,000 jobs in February 2015 and 321,000 over the past year, reaching the highest employment total in six years, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to an eight-year low of 10.6%, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.