Steel Markets
June 4, 2021
Construction Employment Declines in Nonresidential, But Housing Sees Small Gain
Written by Sandy Williams
Construction employment fell for the third time in the past four months, according to an analysis of government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction employment fell by 20,000 jobs from the downwardly revised April data to a seasonally adjusted employment total of 7,423,000. The total in May remained 225,000 less than in February 2020, said AGC, the high point before the pandemic drove construction employment down by more than a million jobs.
