Construction employment declined in 23 states and the District of Columbia from May to June, but not in Kentucky, which gained 400 construction jobs, according to a new analysis of U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of Labor Latest from The Business Journals Kansas, Missouri labor numbers improve slightly in JuneFormer execs take over Hi-Speed Follow this company data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Kentucky had 64,400 employed in construction in June, compared with 64,000 in May. But the June number is lower than June a year ago, when the state had 67,200 employed in construction.

Indiana gained 500 construction workers from May to June, for June employment of 118,600. That’s 3.3 percent more than Indiana had in June 2010.

Nationwide, the construction industry continues to suffer from a combination of weak private-sector demand and declining public investments, the association said in a news release.

“There is no getting around the fact that the industry is stuck in a mid-year slump,” the association’s chief economist, Ken Simonson, said in the release. “The private sector isn’t growing fast enough to boost demand for new structures while public construction budget cuts appear to be accelerating.”

Association officials urged Congress and the Obama administration to reconsider recent cuts to a range of federal construction programs for federal buildings, clean water systems and flood protection.

“The last thing this industry needs is a halt to an entire category of construction activity,” said the association’s CEO, Stephen Sandherr.

Construction employment declined in 23 states and the District of Columbia from May to June, but not in Kentucky, which gained 400 construction jobs, according to a new analysis of U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of Labor Latest from The Business Journals Kansas, Missouri labor numbers improve slightly in JuneFormer execs take over Hi-Speed Follow this company data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Kentucky had 64,400 employed in construction in June, compared with 64,000 in May. But the June number is lower than June a year ago, when the state had 67,200 employed in construction.

Indiana gained 500 construction workers from May to June, for June employment of 118,600. That’s 3.3 percent more than Indiana had in June 2010.

Nationwide, the construction industry continues to suffer from a combination of weak private-sector demand and declining public investments, the association said in a news release.

“There is no getting around the fact that the industry is stuck in a mid-year slump,” the association’s chief economist, Ken Simonson, said in the release. “The private sector isn’t growing fast enough to boost demand for new structures while public construction budget cuts appear to be accelerating.”

Association officials urged Congress and the Obama administration to reconsider recent cuts to a range of federal construction programs for federal buildings, clean water systems and flood protection.

“The last thing this industry needs is a halt to an entire category of construction activity,” said the association’s CEO, Stephen Sandherr.

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