CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN 36 STATES BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MARCH WHILE 24 STATES AND D.C. ADD JOBS FOR THE YEAR AS INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS LANGUISH

April 23, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The momentum boosting the number of states adding construction jobs stalled in March as only 12 states and the District of Columbia added jobs since February, another 36 states lost construction jobs and employment levels remained flat in two other states, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. The year-over-year figures were little better, association officials added, noting that only 24 states and D.C. added construction jobs between March 2011 and 2012 while 24 lost jobs and two were unchanged