All but 12 communities nationwide saw declines in construction employment between September 2008 and 2009, according to a new analysis of metropolitan area employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released today by AGC. That analysis found more construction jobs were lost in Phoenix, AZ (35,100) than in any other city in America.
Read AGC's press release and view the city-by-city employment data here. The news was covered by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Kansas City Star and Baton Rouge Advocate, to name a few.
For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.
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