Construction Employment Declines in 111 out of 337 Metro Areas Between January 2011 and January 2012

Construction employment declined in 111 out of 337 metropolitan areas between January 2011 and January 2012, increased in 169 and stayed level in 57, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by AGC. The new construction employment data comes out amid growing concerns within the business community about Washington’s failure to enact a number of long-term infrastructure measures. “The mixed construction employment results reflect the conflict between slowly rebounding private sector demand for construction and declining public sector investments,” said Ken Simonson, AGC’s chief economist. “For every metro area that is adding construction jobs, there is another one where construction employment continues to fall or is stagnant.” View construction employment figures by state and rank. To read the full press release, click here.