REPORT SHOWS CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT MAKING GAINS

摘要

The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in September, according to an Associated Builders Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Year over year, industry employment is up by 292,000 jobs (3.9 percent). Nonresidential construction employment increased by 13,100 jobs, with growth in two of the three subcategories, according to ABC. Nonresidential specialty trade added 11,200 new jobs, while nonresidential building added 2,400. Heavy and civil engineering jobs decreased by 500 positions.