ABC: Construction Job Openings Decreased in April – tEDmag

ABC: Construction Job Openings Decreased in April – tEDmag

The rates of hires, layoffs and quits are all low by historical standards.

Construction Job Openings Decreased by 3,000 in April

The construction industry had 248,000 job openings on the last day of April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

Construction Job Openings Steady in April

The count of open, unfilled positions in the construction industry held steady amid a slowdown for housing, per the April Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The number of open jobs for the overall economy increased slightly from 7.20 million in March to 7.39 million in April. This is notably smaller...