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July 10, 2017 - 5:34pm

According to the data released on Friday, July 7, 2017 by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the construction industry added 16,000 net new jobs (seasonally adjusted).

Press Release from Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc (ABC)

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U.S. Labor Market Resurgent in June; Construction Adds 16,000 Jobs

Washington, July 10--National construction employment added 16,000 net new jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in June, according to an analysis of today’s release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Overall construction employment expanded 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis, easily outpacing the year-over-year growth rate of 1.6 percent for all nonfarm industries.

The nonresidential construction sector added 10,300 net new jobs in June after adding 4,900 in May (revised upward from 4,400 jobs), while the residential sector added 6,000 net jobs for the month.

The construction industry unemployment rate, which fell 1 percentage point in May, declined further in June and now stands at just 4.5 percent. Construction unemployment tends to decline in the summer. However, the decline in unemployment is still significant because industry unemployment now stands near lows achieved in 2006.

“Today’s jobs report is just what the doctor ordered,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “June’s employment gains impressed along every dimension. In addition to a robust headline of 222,000 jobs created, the labor force participation rate ticked higher to 62.8 percent from 62.7 percent and the employment-to-population ratio edged higher to 60.1 percent from 60.0 percent. While the labor force participation rate is only a bit higher than it was a year ago, the employment-to-population ratio is up 0.5 percent. Idleness has been on the decline in America, at least based upon the latter measure.

“Construction job growth represents an important part of the story. The majority of construction job gains in June were in nonresidential construction, though performance within the nonresidential building and heavy/civil engineering segments was subdued. Within nonresidential construction, nonresidential specialty trade contractors represented more than 100 percent of job gains,” continued Basu.

“Prior to June, the nation had failed to add 200,000 or more jobs in five of eight months. June was a welcome respite from an emerging trend of softening job growth. However, the acceleration in job creation may not last. Job gains in June were likely aided by high school and post-secondary graduations, resulting in a surge in new job seekers and more opportunities to fill available job openings. America continues to face structural shortfalls in skilled human capital, something that construction industry leaders know all too well.”

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