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Building On The Rise
Construction employment is on the rise in Arizona and across the U.S., according to an economist who spoke Tuesday at a national construction-industry convention in Phoenix.
In 2011, Arizona construction jobs increased by 1.6 percent, the 11th-highest increase among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to Anirban Basu, chief economist for Arlington, Va.-based trade group Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.
The top-ranked state in 2011 for construction-job growth was North Dakota, where employment increased by 5.7 percent, due primarily to energy-related projects, Basu said.
Basu was among a group of economists, journalists and industry leaders who spoke at the 2012 BizCon convention, held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Arizona Biltmore hotel in Phoenix.
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by J. Craig Anderson - Feb. 22, 2012 05:27 PM
The Republic | azcentral.com
