Scott Judy

1 week ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' April jobs report, released May 2, showed somewhat surprising overall employment gains, with an increase of 177,000 jobs for the month. And thanks to specialty trade contractors, in particular, construction was among the industries adding workers last month, posting an overall gain of 11,000 positions. Specialty trade contractors—including both residential and nonresidential firms—collectively showed an overall gain of 9,000 positions.

3 weeks ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

WestWest Construction News For the better part of 10 years now, the County of San Diego’s building program—along with its construction and design firm partners—has been consistently delivering highly sustainable facilities, and racking up certifications and accolades to prove it. In fact, there is a long list of past achievements and ongoing efforts by the county that supports its selection as ENR West’s 2025 California Owner of the Year.

1 month ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

Construction experienced an overall estimated jobs gain of 13,000 in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest monthly report, but industry economists reacted with worry that tariffs announced April 2 by President Trump will stall industry employment growth in future months.

2 months ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

Propelled largely by specialty contractors' hiring of an estimated 14,600 new workers, the construction industry saw an overall increase of 19,000 jobs in February, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' March 7 jobs report. This latest overall gain adds up to an increase of 174,000 industry positions over the past 12 months. At the same time, BLS reported that construction's unemployment rate for February was 7.2%, an increase from January's 6.5% and last February's 7.0%.

Feb 7, 2025 | enr.com | Scott Judy

The U.S. construction industry increased employment by a modest 4,000 jobs in January, continuing a recent trend of slowed hiring by contractors, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' most recent employment report, released Feb. 7. “Construction hiring has slowed to a crawl since October,” noted Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu in a press release. For instance, by comparison, BLS previously reported construction jobs increasing by 25,000 last September.