how did you change things around? the perfect cool refreshing snack for the summer! in june 2017, 154,000 open jobs were available in us construction, compared to 84,000 in may 2012 and a low of 41,000 in may 2009, according to the us bureau of labor statistics. if there is one thing, you should be doing for yourself right now — get as much help for yourself as you can. nothing unusual about it, particularly…it’s just a forest, but it had been awhile since we had been among trees and such, so it was a pleasant difference. 