U.S. construction industry adds 8,000 jobs; construction unemployment now 13.6 percent

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 05, 2011

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Aug. 5 released its Employment Situation Summary for July 2011, noting that the unemployment rate was very little changed at 9.1 percent, or 13.9 million unemployed people. Since April, the unemployment rate ...

Unemployment rates up from January to February in 27 states, down in seven states

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 30, 2010

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates increased from January to February in 27 states, decreased in seven states and the District of Columbia, and remained unchanged in 16 states, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on March 26, according to the ...