Construction employment year-over-year nosedive

Oct 27, 2009

All but 12 communities nationwide saw declines in construction employment between September last year and September this year (and only had had double digit gains). This from a new analysis of metropolitan area employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Check out the report and state-by-state breakdowns here.

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