One in Four Construction Workers Are Unemployed

Overall U.S. job growth continued to be undermined by the severe downturn affecting the construction industry as another 75,000 construction workers lost their jobs in January 2010 and the industry's unemployment rate jumped to 24.7 percent, according to federal employment figures released Friday.  Excluding construction job losses, nonfarm payroll employment actually rose for the second time in three months, AGC said. Read the full press release here. The news was covered by Reuters, San Diego Union Tribune and the Philadelphia Inquirer, among others. For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.