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    BEX StaffBy BEX StaffJune 8, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The construction industry lost 20,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall, the industry has recovered 888,000 (79.8 percent) of the jobs lost during earlier stages of the pandemic.

    Nonresidential construction employment declined by 21,800 positions on net, with the majority of losses sustained among nonresidential specialty trade contractors, a segment that lost 16,800 jobs. Heavy and civil engineering lost 5,500 jobs, while nonresidential building added 500 jobs on net.

    The construction unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent in May. Unemployment across all industries declined from 6.1 percent in April to 5.8 percent last month.

    “The issue is not demand for workers, it is supply,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “The number of available, unfilled jobs openings in construction has been rising rapidly in recent months, but employment gains proved elusive in May. This is hardly unique to construction. Despite a record number of available, unfilled jobs in America, the labor force participation rate actually dipped in May to 61.6 percent. Coming into the pandemic, that level was 63.3 percent. In percentage terms, this doesn’t appear especially revolutionary, but it translates into millions of Americans who are no longer working and who are not presently seeking employment.”

    “Constraints on hiring are pushing wages higher,” said Basu. “This comes on top of materials price increases experienced in recent months. Remarkably, despite inflationary pressures, the ongoing wait for a meaningful federal infrastructure package and compromised commercial real estate fundamentals, most nonresidential contractors remain positive regarding their prospects over the balance of the year. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index indicates that contractors expect sales, employment, and profit margins to rise over the next six months. Backlog remains steady.” (Source)

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