CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ADDS 5,000 JOBS BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER AS INDUSTRY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 11.9 PERCENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 8, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Construction employers added 5,000 jobs in September while the industry’s unemployment rate hit 11.9 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that construction employment has been relatively flat for more than a year as growing demand for residential and some commercial projects has been offset by declining public sector construction activity.