AGC's Data DIGest: March 24-28, 2014
37 states added jobs in year ending in February; population growth swings to big metros
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Seasonally adjusted construction employment increased in 37 states between February 2013 and February 2014, decreased in 10 states and the District of Columbia, and remained level in Hawaii, Maine, and South Dakota, an AGC analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday showed. The largest percentage gains were in Florida (11%, 39,200); Nevada (10.4%, 5,800 jobs); Oregon (9.8%, 7,000); Minnesota (8.1%, 7,900) and Connecticut (7.2%, 3,800). [node:read-more:link]