Sentences with phrase «nonresidential construction added»

U.S. Commerce Department figures show that nonresidential construction added 13,300 jobs in March, offsetting the loss of 7,600 jobs lost in the residential sector as a key indicator of new construction projects entering the development pipeline advanced for the sixth straight month.

Not exact matches

Adding to the 0.4 % decline in in nonresidential private construction, private residential construction fell significantly by 3.5 % in the month, the largest decline since April 2009.

While overall U.S. employment growth lost steam with a disappointing 98,000 jobs added in March, nonresidential construction remains a bright spot.

While it is true that weakness in construction employment is due in part to nonresidential construction, other Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicate that home builders have not added many jobs in 2012.

Ongoing rebuilding efforts continued to boost both residential and nonresidential specialty trade contractors (+10,700 and +11,900, respectively), while the construction of buildings subsector added another 8,600 jobs in November.