Construction Firms Add 15,000 Jobs In June As Hourly Wages In The Sector Rise To $37.20 As Firms Strive To Retain Workers Amid Market Uncertainty

Construction Firms Add 15,000 Jobs In June As Hourly Wages In The Sector Rise To $37.20 As Firms Strive To Retain Workers Amid Market Uncertainty

Construction sector employment increased by 15,000 positions in June as rising wages enabled the industry to add workers more rapidly than other sectors, according to an analysis of new government data the […] The post Construction Firms Add 15,000 Jobs In June As Hourly Wages In The Sector Rise To $37.20 As Firms Strive To Retain Workers Amid Market Uncertainty  first appeared on Mecklenburg Times: News for Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counti…

ABC: Construction Adds 15K Jobs in June – tEDmag

On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 121,000 jobs.

Construction adds 15,000 jobs in June as wages continue climbing

Chicago Construction News staff writer The U.S. construction sector added 15,000 jobs in June as rising wages helped attract workers despite economic uncertainty, according to a new analysis of federal data released Monday by the Associated General Contractors of America. Industry employment totaled 8.32 million on a seasonally adjusted basis, up 121,000 jobs—or 1.5 percent—over the past 12 months, outpacing the 1.1 percent growth rate of total …

AGC Says Jobs Rose 15K in June, As Firms Tried to Retain Workers Amid Market Uncertainty - Construction Forum

From Associated General Contractors: Nonresidential Sector Continues Steady Employment Gains Even as Residential and Heavy Civil Construction Falls; As the Construction Unemployment Rate Falls to Near Historic Low of 3.4 Percent Construction sector employment increased by 15,000 positions in June as rising wages enabled the industry to add workers more rapidly than other sectors, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated Gen…