Construction industry employment hit a new five-year high in November as the sector added 20,000 jobs and its unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, the lowest rate for November in seven years, according to an analysis by 澳门六合彩开奖预测. Association officials cautioned, however, that the latest figures include signs that demand for public-sector and non-residential construction may be weakening.
鈥淣ovember was another good month overall for construction workers and businesses,鈥 said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. 鈥淵et the recent declines in public works and nonresidential building construction employment may indicate some underlying weakness in the construction market.鈥
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