Figure 7. Employment in residential and nonresidential construction, over-the-year change, 2010–16, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Date	Residential construction	Nonresidential construction
2010	–128	–73
2011	49	60
2012	57	38
2013	141	69
2014	158	151
2015	149	165
2016	121	48
Notes: Residential construction includes residential construction of buildings and residential specialty trade contractors. Nonresidential construction includes nonresidential construction of buildings and nonresidential specialty trade contractors and excludes heavy construction. Over-the-year changes are calculated from December of the previous year through December. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.