Construction unemployment rates improved in 46 states and throughout the nation in May on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. The May national not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rate of 5.2 percent was 1.5 percent lower than a year ago, while the industry employed 213,000 more people than in May 2015.

Jordan Rose, President and founder of Rose Law Group, moderates Phoenix Global Forum discussion on mining, copper and America’s industrial future
Arizona’s Copper Crossroads: Inside the High-Stakes Debate Over Mining, Permitting and the Future of the U.S. Supply Chain (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Resolution Copper.)

