the new jobs are putting people like pete dale back to work. he was without a job for a year. >> nothing to do-- just it was a shock. i'm used to being really busy and it was a shock. financially, it hurt. thank god my wife still had her job. i had some investments and some money saved up. financially, it did hurt me a little. took away from my retirement. 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