19 States and D.C. Add Construction Jobs

Construction employment patterns diverged across the country in April as 19 states plus the District of Columbia added jobs over the past year even as losses deepened in others, AGC reported in an analysis of state employment data released by the Labor Department. Association officials said the figures reflect an uneven and unsteady construction industry recovery that could be undermined by looming cost increases and public sector funding cuts. The news was covered by St. Paul Pioneer Press, Bonner County (ID) Bee,  Birmingham Business Journal, Memphis Business Journal, Business Journal of Central New York, Steel Market Update, Mecklenburg Times, and the Times Daily News. Read the press release here.