CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 28 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN JANUARY 2011 & 2012 AS 35 STATES AND D.C. ADD JOBS SINCE DECEMBER 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 13, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Construction employment rose in 28 states and the District of Columbia between January 2011 and January 2012, while 20 states lost construction jobs and two held steady—the best net positive showing for state construction employment since 2007, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Thirty-five states and D.C. added construction jobs between December 2011 and January, while 13 states had decreases for the month and two states had no change.