August 2010 Figure This: Construction Industry Unemployment Facts and Figures

9.5%

National unemployment rate (as of June 2010)

10.1%

National unemployment at its peak in October 2009

20.1%

National unemployment rate for the construction industry (as of June 2010)

27.1%

National unemployment rate for the construction industry at its peak in February 2010

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

-0.48 / -0.28

Average employment growth per firm in May 2010 and June 2010, respectively, according to a recent survey of 805 small businesses

National Federation of Independent Business