Thursday, October 24, 2013

Electrical Construction Field Employment: Highest Since ’09

August 2013 saw 611,900 people (electricians, helpers, foremen, apprentices) employed in the field in Electrical Contracting — up 4,500 from the July number.

More importantly, this is the highest single-month figure since August 2009.

Of the 48 months from 8/09 to 8/13, only two sported EC field employee totals over 600K — September 2009 and July 2013.

FOR PERSPECTIVE: The August figures for 2007 and 2008 were, respectively, 747,400 and 737,800.

ALSO FOR PERSPECTIVE: Here’s a look at the changes in EC field employee numbers from 1/12 to 9/13:

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Source: http://electricalcontractor.com/?p=11479

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