The U.S. construction industry has added jobs for three consecutive months, with 19,000 new jobs added in November 2016, according to the analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Associated Builders and Contractors. Industry employment is up by 2.4 percent on a year-over-year basis, faster than the overall economy's 1.6 percent job growth rate, according to the data. ABC officials said construction industry employment growth would likely be higher if more suitably skilled or trainable workers were available to fill job openings, however.
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