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Construction workers including Javier Sanchez (R) gather along a street in hopes of finding work in Miami October 21, 2008. At the height of Miami's condo construction boom, a stretch of South Dixie Highway south of the city was the place to be for a painter or drywaller looking for work or a contractor looking for workers. But those days are long gone, along with evaporating home values across Florida, and the state that led the nation in job growth during a spectacular real estate boom is diving with a devastating construction bust. Picture taken October 21, 2008. To match feature FINANCIAL/FLORIDA REUTERS/Joe Skipper (UNITED STATES)