Highway and bridge construction employment reached 348,700 in April, which is 6.8% higher (about 22,200 workers) than April 2018 levels, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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It was the fifth consecutive month that employment in the transportation construction sector surpassed 2007 pre-recession levels. Employment in the overall construction industry continued to grow year to date, but the latest April figures were slightly below April 2007 pre-recession levels.
The average April hourly wage of production workers in highway, street & bridge construction was $28.99 compared to $28.31 in April 2018.
Highway and bridge employment reporting lags a month behind other data in the BLS release, so May transportation construction details are not available until early July.
See ARTBA’s latest monthly employment report.
