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Construction Unemployment Rate Hits 27.1 Percent

The construction unemployment rate jumped to 27.1 percent and construction employment dropped to a 14-year low as another 64,000 construction workers lost jobs in February, according to federal employment figures released Friday.  ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ found that the economy would have added jobs for the third time in four months had it not been for declines in construction employment. Read ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s press release . The news was covered in the ,, , and the , among others. For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.