CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT BELOW PEAK LEVELS IN EVERY STATE AS NATIONAL GROUP BEGINS PUSH FOR NEW HIGHWAY & TRANSIT FUNDING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 19, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Five years after states first started shedding construction jobs, construction employment remains below peak levels in all fifty states and the District of Columbia according to a new analysis released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Given the continued weakness in construction employment, the association is launching a new effort to encourage Congress to pass years-late legislation to fund highway, bridge and transit construction work.