News

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Analysis Shows Construction Employment Declines

Construction employment declined in all but 19 communities nationwide this June as compared to June-2008, according to a new analysis of metropolitan-area employment data released today by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½. The analysis, which ranks the 12-month construction employment change reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 352 metro areas, shows that few places in America have been spared the widespread downturn in construction employment over the past year. Read more Various news outlets have picked up ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s analysis, including , , and . For more information, contact Ken Simonson at simonsonk@agc.org.