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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (11911)	3/16/2011 11:14:15 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 119360

Probably not news to you. Ariz. construction jobs down 54 percent since 2007 2 minutes ago (AP:PHOENIX) Arizona has lost 53 percent of its construction jobs since 2007, with the Phoenix area losing the most total jobs but Mohave County losing the highest percentage, a trade group said Tuesday. The federal labor statistics analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America found Arizona lost 120,500 jobs between January 2007 and January 2011 and now has 106,200 people in the trade. The Phoenix metropolitan area lost more construction jobs than any other area in the nation, shedding 91,400 jobs during those four years and now has 78,400 workers in the trade. The Lake Havasu City-Kingman area lost 65 percent and now has 2,300 people in construction. Tucson lost 48 percent of its jobs. Other areas include Yuma with a 53 percent drop, Flagstaff with 40 percent and Prescott with a 54 percent dip. Those areas included logging and mining in their figures. Nationally, the construction industry shed jobs in 317 of the 337 metropolitan areas detailed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The group released the numbers to support its push for measures to increase construction. It wants measures to boost private sector construction, cut regulations and red tape that can delay projects and public infrastructure investment.