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Only Ten Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs

Just 10 out of 337 metropolitan areas added construction jobs between February 2009 and 2010, AGC reported, citing data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Even worse, 230 metro areas experienced double digit declines in construction employment while only two cities experienced a double digit increase. Read the press release here. The news was covered by the Sacramento Bee, Houston Chronicle and Austin Business Journal, among others.