Construction employment increased in 2013 for the first time since the Great Recession, the beginning of two consecutive years of solid growth in construction employment. In 2014, construction employment increased to 9.8 million workers — the highest level in six years — up from 8.9 million in 2012, reports the Center for Construction Research and Training and its first Quarterly Data Report published in March titled “Employment Trends and Projections in Construction.”
Employment for Hispanics in the construction trades gained almost 250,000 jobs between 2012 and 2013, more than two-thirds of the employment growth in the industry.