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Guess which state added the largest number of construction jobs last month? Uh-huh. The gain was 2.7 percent from January, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Texas lost the most construction jobs. From the OC Register:
AGCA economist Ken Simonson: "These are certainly some of the best state-by-state numbers the industry has seen in quite some time ... But it is too early to tell whether this is the start of a positive trend or the rebound that comes with a February thaw."
Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
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