AGC: Cincinnati lost 9% of construction jobs over year - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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That’s because 276 of the 299 largestr metro areas inthe U.S. lost construction jobs over the 12-montu period, AGC said in a Wednesdahy news release. Cincinnati ranked at 108, havingv lost 4,200 jobs, or 8.9 percent, over the As of April, the area had abougt 42,900 jobs. That’s the highest number of jobs inthe however. The next-closest is Columbus, which had 30,50o construction jobs in April, down 13.1 percent; followed by Cleveland-Elyria-Montorr with 29,700 jobs, down 19.9 percent year over year. Springfield had the best at No. 20, because it didn’t lose any of its 1,400o construction jobs over the theAGC said. Akron rankedx 64th, losing 5.
6 percent of its jobs, and had 11,90o0 as of April. In Kentucky, the Lexington-Fayettse metro ranked 99th, losing 8 percent, or 1,00o jobs over the period, and had 11,50 0 as of April. The Louisville-Jefferso County metro lost 5,700 jobs, or 16.8 and had 28,200 as of April. Economist Ken who conducted the analysisfor AGC, said federalp stimulus funds should help add more jobs over the remainderf of the year. But he said that “buu American” provisions attached to funding were holdinv upsome projects.
“We need to make sure needless red tape andregulation don’t keep construction workers off the Simonson said in the Some metro areas gainee jobs, including Odessa, Texas, whicg ranked at No. 1, with an 8 percent increase. Pascagoula, Miss., ranked last with a job-losd rate of 38.8 percent.