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Construction Employment Declines in 292 Out of 337 Metro Areas Between April 2009 and 2010

While construction employment increased between April 2009 and 2010 in more metro areas - 17 - than at any point during the past 12 months, the industry is still shedding workers in most areas, AGC said Friday. "Construction employment is clearly stabilizing in a growing list of metro areas," said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. "Unfortunately, too many construction workers are losing jobs in too many metro areas." Click here to read the release and view the latest city-by-city construction employment figures. The news was covered by Business First Louisville, New Mexico Business Weekly and Pittsburgh Business Times, among others.