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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 07 > Good news from the Big Easy

Good news from the Big Easy


April 7, 2009

Decline in U.S. construction employment in January:

10.2%

Rise in construction employment in New Orleans that month:

5%

Decline in housing prices nationwide in the last quarter of 2008:

12.9%

Decline in housing prices in New Orleans over the same period:

2.1%

Source: Los Angeles Times....

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