. >> reporter: for new york's mckissack construction company, there is work for the dozen employees on this battery park project, but new jobs are likely to be scarce. v.p. mike kaleeda says he hasn't hired anyone since july. >> it hasn't been this slow on the hiring side since 2006. >> reporter: unfortunately experts say job prospects for the construction industry and many other types of work is not expected to perk up this fall-- that's as the economy is likely to remain stuck in slow motion. business cycle expert laksman achuthan says the string of good months for hiring that came in the spring was probably this year's best stretch. >> that is as good as it was going to get. we're not going back to that kind of jobs growth any time soon. we're going to continue to see weaker and softer jobs growth through the end of this year. we don't see any sustained upturn in sight. >> reporter: just how weak are we talking about? many experts say we'll be lucky to see 100,000 new jobs a month in september through december. if that happens, the unemployment rate will remain around 9%. it also me