STATE


Ga Loses 4,700 Construction Jobs in Jan.

Tony Potts

03-11-2010

A report issued by the Associated General Contractors of Amercia said that construction jobs in Georgia fell 3 percent from last December. The report said that the state had 152,200 construction workers last month, compared to 156,900 in December 2009. The state ranks 14th worst among contruction job losses.

The numbers show a 16.7 percent decline from January 2009 to December 2009.

The data also was impacted by unseasonable weather conditions that also are likely to affect February`s state employment figures.





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