Despite Uptick in National Jobs, Construction Unemployment Climbs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2012. Numbers released by the U.S. Department of Labor today suggest that despite a drop in the overall national unemployment rate, America’s construction industry remains weak. Currently, more than 1.3 million construction workers are jobless.
While the construction sector added 20,000 jobs in December, the industry unemployment rate rose significantly from 13.1 percent in November to 16 percent last month. Such a jump indicates…
