Specialty Trades Drive February Construction Job Growth
36,400 new jobs in specialty construction in February
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its February jobs report, marking another month of growth in construction employment. Of the 235,000 jobs created in February, 25 percent were in the construction industry. The specialty construction trades drove the increase in construction employment, accounting for over 62 percent of the job growth in the construction industry.
“The specialty construction sector continues to demonstrate the vital role it plays in America’s economic resurgence and is, once again, leading employment gains in the construction industry,” said Jack Jacobson, spokesperson for the Construction Employers of America. “The skilled, blue collar jobs created in the specialty construction industry are exactly what’s needed to spur sustained economic growth across the country.”