Sector: Construction and Engineering

Their technical skills helped Japan's corporate giants sweep all before them in the 1980s, and now thousands of ageing Japanese engineers are finding a new lease of life in booming China.

CNBC.com ranked the ten places in the U.S. that showed the most job growth between February 2011 and February 2012. Catherine Varner, economist for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, offered insight into what the numbers mean.

U.S. construction spending in February recorded its largest drop in seven months as investment in private and government projects fell. A separate release showed that the pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector picked up a tad in March.

As national home sales begin to recover and the foreclosure market thins out, real estate is in varying stages of recovery. What do you think?

Despite the perception about a lack of work, there are jobs that employers can’t fill. Applicants may lack training, or the jobs may not pay enough. Whatever the reason, jobs in many major sectors going unfilled.

Two readings on manufacturing and construction came in short of analysts' estimates Thursday, raising concerns about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery.

U.S. investors are looking to Europe for places to park their spare cash, but opportunities may depend on the European debt crisis continuing, according to market participants on both sides of the Atlantic.

If you’re looking for some Orlando real estate, there’s a 90,000-square-foot mansion that might interest you. It’s the largest single-family home in the U.S., and it’s been on the market since 2010. It’s still under construction, and the “as-is” asking price for the unfinished home is $75 million.

In January 2012, new private sector jobs were created. People returning to the workforce won't see the same job market that they knew before the recession. However, some sectors are beginning to show signs of life. Click ahead to see which ones are bouncing back.

During the height of the recent financial crisis, a new term entered the lexicon of pop economists and established number-crunchers alike --- “man-cession.” This term refers to the loss of jobs among men, which occurred at a higher rate than it did among their female counterparts. However, things finally seem to be turning around.

In 2010, the average U.S. worker had been with his employer for 4.4 years. Jobs just don’t last like they used to, but it’s still possible to stay with one profession over the long haul. Certain vocations will never go away. Click ahead to see what some of them are.

The pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector accelerated in December, its best month since June, according to a report released on Tuesday. A separate report showed that construction spending rose in November.

Ten percent of the 40,000 construction workers employed for the 2012 Olympic Games were previously out of work, according to a report by the Olympic Development Authority (ODA).

When people lament the cost of  college, they’re usually talking about tuition. They often don't think of room and board. Now, there's a list  that shows that a bed and three square meals a day aren’t cheap either.

US private construction will post growth this year for the first time since 2005, and will be an important driver of gross domestic product growth and job creation in 2012, according to a report by investment firm AllianceBernstein.