Construction Employment Increases in 28 States and D.C. Between January 2011 and 2012 as 35 States and D.C. Add Jobs Since December 2011

Construction employment rose in 28 states and the District of Columbia between January 2011 and January 2012, while 20 states lost construction jobs and two held steady—the best net positive showing for state construction employment since 2007, according to an analysis by AGC of Labor Department data. Thirty-five states and D.C. added construction jobs between December 2011 and January, while 13 states had decreases for the month and two states had no change. “There is accumulating evidence that construction has passed its low point in a majority of states, although shrinking public construction will hold down the improvement in many locations,” said Ken Simonson, AGC’s chief economist. “Moreover, the gains this January partly reflect very mild weather this winter and exceptionally cold and snowy conditions a year before.” To read the full press release, click here.