Even as the number of people working in construction increased by 5,000 between September and October 2010, the industry's unemployment rate rose to 17.3 percent, according to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s analysis of federal employment figures released Friday.
Temporary government investments boosted commercial construction employment, offsetting further job losses in residential construction, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ noted, but the industry's unemployment rate is still nearly double the unadjusted national rate of nine percent.
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