Construction jobs sputter in April - Houston Business Journal:

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percent. For the past 12 months, the Land of Enchantment has lost 9,60 0 construction jobs, for a 16.3 percenyt loss. The state ranksw 11th nationally for the most jobs lost on apercentage basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labo r Statistics. The numbers are expected to improver during the second half of 2009 as federal stimulus dollars come into the state and are expected to createw atleast 1,000 jobs in road and bridge building alone. Any pick up in home buildinb will also bolster construction Texas continues to show downonly 0.5 percent in April and off 9.
2 percent for the 12 There has been an exodus of construction workerds out of New Mexico and some are pursuing work in according to officials with the state’s construction lobbying groupsd who have been disappointed with the amounft of stimulus money coming to New Arizona continues to be the softest market nationally for construction employment, fallingt nearly 28 percent in the past year with the loss of 54,00 0 jobs.