just a few weeks ago, dale was hired as a supervisor by lyons roofing, a phoenix firm. ann pepper of lyons roofing says the outfit had to add nearly 50 employees to a staff of 75 quickly after the hail storm hit. >> it's not just growth. i mean, we've had the best year we've ever had. we still have work and will have work, like i said, through the first quarter of 2012. >> reporter: but home remodeling and repair also are creating jobs. rosie romero is a long-time contractor and hosts a radio show on home improvement that broadcasts throughout arizona. >> you know, what we're seeing right now is those folks that wanted to remodel in '06 or '07 or '08, and then the economy did what it did, and they caught their breath and then they held their breath for the last three or four or five years. well, now they're exhaling a little bit and saying, "you know what? i'm going to do that project that i've been waiting four years for, but i'm going to scale it back. i'm going to scale it down." >> reporter: aruna murthy is an economist with the state of arizona who tracks employmen