A report released yesterday said construction jobs in Iowa have dropped 19 percent in the past four years. The report from the Associated General Contractors of America said construction employment in the state fell by 12,400 jobs from January 2007 to the first month of this year. The Register reports that the group said building jobs in Des Moines dropped 29 percent and 16 percent in Cedar Rapids. The group said construction spending dropped 34 percent nationally from its peak in 2006.
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