Construction Employment Remains Volatile

Construction employment expanded in 29 states between September and October, while fewer people are working in construction compared to last year in 39 states, AGC reported in an analysis of state employment data released Tuesday by the Labor Department.   The new figures continue a nearly year-long trend of ups and downs in construction employment as the industry performs stimulus-funded work yet grapples with broad market uncertainty. Read the press release here. The news was covered by the Associated Press, Birmingham News, Tacoma News-Tribune, Arizona Daily Star, Charleston Post-Courier, Bradenton Herald and the Denver Daily News. View the employment data by state or by rank.