CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES BY 17,000 IN DECEMBER AS INDUSTRY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 16 PERCENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 10, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Construction employment increased in December by 17,000 driven by gains in nonresidential construction employment, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that construction employment likely benefitted from unseasonably warm weather across much of the country that extended the construction season.