ABC Reports May Construction Unemployment Rates Down Year Over Year in 45 States
WASHINGTON— Estimated May construction unemployment rates fell in 45 states on a year-over-year basis, rose in four state,s and were unchanged in one state (Alabama), according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors.
The May 2018 not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate fell 0.9 percent from May 2017 to 4.4 percent, the lowest May rate on record. At the same time, the construction industry employed 291,000 more workers nationally than in May 2017.