Irish Construction sector at its highest rate of slowdown

Dublin- The number of jobs in the troubled construction sector is at its lowest level for six years.
That's according to the latest FAS/ESRI employment and vacancies survey, which shows the amount of building work across the country has dramatically fallen over the last few months.
Economists say the three-month average of construction jobs continued to decline in April, falling by two points to 5 per cent - the lowest figure in the sector since the survey began in May 2002.