CHICAGO ￢ﾀﾓ May 1, 2014 ￢ﾀﾓ While U.S. construction employment is still behind lofty pre-recession highs, many areas of the industry are reporting steady job growth, according to a new analysis from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI). Commercial and industrial building is outpacing residential construction, despite strong growth in remodeling and new housing developments. Heavy and civil engineering construction, however, has been the fastest growing sector since 2011.

Looking at new building construction, jobs in the residential sector are projected to grow 3 percent from 2011 to the end of 2014, bringing total employment to about 1,038,000 jobs. Commercial building jobs, meanwhile, are projected to grow slightly faster at 4 percent, to about 764,000 jobs.

The analysis uses EMSI￢ﾀﾙs extensive labor market database, which pulls from over 90 national and state employment resources and includes detailed information on employees an http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=pr821&sd=5/1/2014&ed=05/01/2014