Indiana Construction Employment Rate Up 8 Percent Over Past Year
5/29/2012
Evansville Courier & Press
Construction employment in Indiana increased 8 percent over the past year, a growth rate higher than in all but a handful of other states, according to a report from an industry group. Indiana added 9,400 construction jobs from April 2011 through last month. That ranked the state fourth in the nation, said the Associated General Contractors of America. "It's consistent with growth we've seen recently, not just in construction jobs but in other private sector employment," said Jane Jankowski, press secretary for Gov. Mitch Daniels. "For the past year, Indiana has been growing at twice the national average and that brings construction jobs with it, so there are some positive signs." Only North Dakota, Iowa and the District of Columbia ranked higher. Also, Central Indiana added the fourth highest percentage of construction jobs among the nation's metropolitan areas, the group said. Link
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