After disappointing month-to-month losses in December, construction employment rose in many Midwest states in January, despite brutal weather in many parts of the region, according to data compiled by Arlington, Va.-based Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
Only Indiana (-4,300 jobs, -3.4%) and Missouri (-3,300 jobs, -3.1%) failed to see job gains in January, while Illinois (2,900 jobs, 1.5%), Michigan (1,500 jobs, 1.1%) and Wisconsin (1,600 jobs, 1.6%) enjoyed modest upticks for the same period.