{"id":1068,"date":"2011-04-11T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/04\/11\/construction-indicators-show-economy-gaining-steam\/"},"modified":"2011-04-11T08:55:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T08:55:00","slug":"construction-indicators-show-economy-gaining-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lienitnow.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/construction-indicators-show-economy-gaining-steam.html","title":{"rendered":"Construction Indicators Show Economy Gaining Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amerisurv.com\/content\/view\/8534\/\">Written by Associated Builders and Contractors.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the loss of 1,000 jobs in March, the nation\u2019s construction industry<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"128\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abc.org\/chapterlogos\/www.abc.org.gif\" title=\"Associated Builders and Contractors Logo\" width=\"150\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Associated Builders and Contractors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>unemployment rate edged down to 20 percent for the month, according to the April 1 employment report by the Labor Department. Year-over-year, construction employment is down by 36,000 jobs, or 0.6 percent. Today\u2019s rate is lower from 21.8 percent in February and 24.9 percent posted in March 2010.<br \/>Nonresidential building construction now supports 658,100 jobs in the U.S. The sector added 2,600 for the month, but has lost 1,800 jobs, or 0.3 percent of job totals, on a year-over-year basis. The specialty trade contractor segment lost 6,700 jobs in March and has lost 41,000 jobs, or 1.2 percent, over the last twelve months. Heavy and civil engineering construction gained 2,400 jobs for the month and has added 25,100 jobs, or 3.1 percent, from March 2010.<br \/>In contrast, heavy and civil engineering construction gained 2,400 jobs for the month and has added 25,100 jobs, or 3.1 percent, over the past twelve months. The residential building construction sector added 600 jobs in March, but has lost 18,600 jobs, or 3.2 percent, compared to the same time last year.<br \/>Overall, the nation added 216,000 jobs in March, the largest monthly gain since March 2007. The private sector added 230,000 jobs for the month while the public sector shed 14,000 jobs. Year-over-year, the nation has added 1,300,000 jobs, or 1 percent. The national unemployment rate now stands at 8.8 percent.<br \/>Analysis\u201cThe employment estimates for March indicate that the nation\u2019s economic recovery continues to gain steam,\u201d said Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu. \u201cWhile high and rising gas prices are likely to slow the pace of momentum as we approach the summer months, 2011 is poised to be a solid year of progress for America\u2019s economy.<br \/>\u201cUnfortunately, the recovery in nonresidential construction has scarcely begun. Specialty trade contractors continue to hemorrhage jobs in large numbers, indicating that the capacity to supply construction services continues to exceed demand,\u201d said Basu. \u201cThis had been predicted, at least to a certain extent. With publicly financed construction no longer expanding and with many privately financed activities not yet in recovery mode, the overall level of demand continues to be stagnant.<br \/>\u201cHowever, there are leading indicators, including ABC\u2019s own Construction Backlog Indicator, that suggest that the recovery of privately financed construction will begin sometime later this year,\u201d Basu said. \u201cEvidence the fact that heavy and civil engineering construction added 2,400 jobs in March, perhaps a reflection of improvement to come as projects now in various stages of planning begin to break ground in larger numbers later this year and in 2012.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source for this post was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amerisurv.com\/content\/view\/8534\/\">AmeriSurv.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Associated Builders and Contractors. Despite the loss of 1,000 jobs in March, the nation\u2019s construction industry unemployment rate edged down to 20 percent for the month, according to the April 1 employment report by the Labor Department. Year-over-year, construction employment is down by 36,000 jobs, or 0.6 percent. 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