According to January 4 employment report by U.S. Labor Department, U.S. construction, nonresidential building construction, residential building, and residential specialty trade contractor sectors all added jobs since December 2011. Heavy and civil engineering construction sector lost 700 jobs for month but added 400 jobs during 2011. Across all industries, USA added 155,000 jobs; private sector expanded by 168,000 jobs, and public sector shrunk by 13,000 jobs.
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