In the BLS’s February 2013 employment report, the economy added 236,000 jobs. The architectural and engineering services sector added 3,100 jobs, and the construction industry added a whopping 48,000 new jobs.
In the BLS’s final employment report of 2012, the national economy added 155,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.8 percent. In addition to the architecture and engineering additions, the construction industry added 30,000 new jobs for the month.
