reasons the numbers are improving. in march construction sector unemployment was 17.2% according to the bureau of labor statistics. it jumped in april to 14.5%, and then 14.2. in june it was 12.8. the chief economist of the associated general contractors of america says, it is not because they re finding construction jobs. they re finding jobs in other industries, not in construction. maybe truck drivering, manufacturing services or else going back to school and retiring. they re just not being hired in construction. that is a potential problem for the industry. reporter: the 12.8% figure is the lowest june rate since 2008 but in those numbers are roughly 750,000 experienced construction workers finding employment in other industries or doing other things, jenna. jenna: that is interesting. when we re talking about construction workers we re not just talking about the folks that build homes. we re also talking about people that build roads and bridges, things like that. congress ju