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The number of open, unfilled construction sector positions increased noticeably in February. Overall, the construction labor market has been characterized by relatively higher levels of turnover over the last few months, with an increase in hiring and quits at the end of 2014 and an upward trend in job openings. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and NAHB analysis,… Read More ›
The number of open, unfilled construction sector positions decreased slightly in January. Overall, the construction labor market was characterized by higher rates of turnover at the start of the year, with strengthening hiring and increased levels of separations. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and NAHB analysis, the number of open construction sector jobs for January (on a seasonally adjusted basis)… Read More ›
The number of open, unfilled construction sector positions increased slightly in December. The construction labor market was characterized by change at the end of 2014 as hiring increased along with a large number of quits by workers. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and NAHB analysis, the number of open construction sector jobs for December (on a seasonally… Read More ›
The number of open, unfilled construction sector positions increased in November and was revised up for October. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and NAHB analysis, the number of open construction sector jobs for November (on a seasonally adjusted basis) rose to 145,000. The November level marks the 3rd highest total of unfilled jobs in construction during the post-recession period…. Read More ›
The number of open, unfilled construction sector positions increased in October. The number of construction sector job openings was also revised higher for September. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and NAHB analysis, the number of open construction sector jobs for October (on a seasonally adjusted basis) rose to 136,000, after the September count was revised higher to… Read More ›
The number of open, unfilled construction sector positions declined in September, after increases in hiring during the end of the summer. Nonetheless, the current open job rate exceeds the average for 2011, 2012, and 2013. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), the number of open construction sector jobs for September (on a seasonally adjusted basis) stood at 98,000, down… Read More ›
The number of open, unfilled construction sector positions declined in August, after a significant increase in hiring in July. Nonetheless, the current estimate of open construction jobs is higher than the total recorded a year ago. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), the number of open construction sector jobs for August (on a seasonally adjusted basis) stood at 115,000, down… Read More ›
The estimate of the number of open, unfilled construction sector jobs was revised significantly higher for the month of June and remained elevated in July. While hiring and separations increased for the sector, the current count of unfilled construction jobs is among the highest since 2008. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), the number of open… Read More ›
The number of open, unfilled construction sector jobs posted a small increase in June, as the count of job gains in the residential construction sector passed the 300,000 mark since cycle lows. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), the number of open construction sector jobs increased on a seasonally adjusted basis from a downwardly revised 125,000 in May to 127,000 in… Read More ›
The number of open, unfilled construction sector jobs rebounded in May as the overall economy improved from the start of the year. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), the number of open construction sector jobs increased on a seasonally adjusted basis from 92,000 in April to 130,000 in May. The May count of unfilled construction jobs is the… Read More ›