![]() ![]() Employment in building construction grew by 4,900 positions due to gains in single family housing, but specialty trade jobs fell by 19,300 and heavy and civil engineering jobs dropped by 5,500. The construction sector, however, shed 20,000 jobs - the second consecutive monthly decline. Most new jobs came from leisure and hospitality (which added 292,000 jobs), education, and healthcare. Easing of state and local Covid-19 restrictions is helping the economy make steady improvement. economy added 589,000 new jobs in May, a solid improvement over the 278,000 jobs added in April, and the U.S. By Richard Branch, Chief Economist, Dodge Data & Analytics
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