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Construction employment declined in 111 out of 337 metropolitan areas between January 2011 and January 2012, increased in 169 and stayed level in 57, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by �鶹��Ƶ. The new construction employment data comes out amid growing concerns within the business community about Washington’s failure to enact a number of long-term infrastructure measures. “The mixed construction employment results reflect the conflict between slowly rebounding private sector demand for construction and declining public sector investments,” said Ken Simonson, �鶹��Ƶ’s chief economist. “For every metro area that is adding construction jobs, there is another one where construction employment continues to fall or is stagnant.” View construction employment figures by �����Ի���. To read the full press release, click .