Well, one could note the regional unemployment rate dropped below 8%. Almost sounds like bad news.
To dig into the numbers beyond the headline… according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America the total gain in the absolute # of construction jobs here over the last year, +1,800 between December 2009 and December 2010, was the 4th largest gain among all metro areas. Gain, as in increase. Only Columbus, Dallas and Phoenix had more. Curious, since I am bit unclear what construction is ramping up of late.
But when have we ever lead the nation in construction employment trends?
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