Dive Summary:
- Labor Department jobs data shows that the number of people employed in construction went down in 30 states between August 2011 and last month.
- Associated General Contractors of America, which analyzed the government numbers, blames the decline on federal failure to move on infrastructure initiatives and companies' holding off on hiring because they don't know what federal tax rates will look like.
- New Mexico lost the largest percentage of jobs (3.2%), and North Carolina lost the biggest number (3,400). Where was growth in the period, Arkansas had the largest percentage rose (4.8%), and Texas had the largest number (13,600).
From the article:
Construction employment declined in 30 states from August 2011 to August 2012 and in 26 states in the past month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. ...
