The construction industry saw another employment gain in June, this one adding 11,000 new jobs nationally, according to the latest numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
June’s figures comport with an overall increase of 64,000 construction jobs since the spring of last year, with the nonresidential construction sector leading the way with an increase of just under 20,000 jobs.
Other construction industry gains were seen in the nonresidential specialty trades sector, up by 14,1000; and heavy and civil engineering, with an increase of 2,600 jobs.
Although the construction industry employment trendlines in June were for the most part upbeat, the overall national economy posted the lowest job gain increase since February of this year, with 57,000 new jobs.
Despite those lower-than-expected figures, reports the New York Times, the new BLS report shows that the “American economy continues to stride past obstacles, including the inflationary pressures of the war with Iran.”
“The trend in job creations is still up,” remarked the Financial Times, before adding: “But it’s a weaker-looking trend than it was.” But while the gains are still just that – gains – the New York Post noted that the latest figures put an end to a “three-month streak of job gains over 100,000.”
In fact, the increase figures came in at above 214,000 in March of this year, followed by an equally strong 148,000 in April and 129,000 in May. The year got off to a less than rousing start in January with a recorded 156,000 job loss.
In a statement issued as the new jobs report was released, Keith Sonderling, the acting secretary of the Department of Labor, noted that since President Trump has taken office in January of 2025, more than 900,000 new jobs have been created, “while keeping government employment at its lowest levels since 1966.”
July 6, 2026
By Garry Boulard
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