![The largest percentage gains occurred in Boise City, Idaho (24%); El Centro, Calif. (21%); Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (20%) and Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade (16%). The largest percentage declines for the past year were in Bloomington, Ill. (-13%); Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, Ala. (-11%); and Decatur, Ill. (-11%).](https://img.forconstructionpros.com/files/base/acbm/fcp/image/2016/11/Screen_Shot_2016_11_04_at_9.41.07_AM.581c9fa8f3959.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=288&q=70&w=512)
The largest percentage gains occurred in Boise City, Idaho (24%); El Centro, Calif. (21%); Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (20%) and Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade (16%). The largest percentage declines for the past year were in Bloomington, Ill. (-13%); Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, Ala. (-11%); and Decatur, Ill. (-11%).
Construction employment conditions varied widely by metro area between September 2015 and September 2016 as contractors in many areas struggled to find qualified workers while others contending with shrinking public budgets for infrastructure, according to a new Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) analysis of federal employment data. Association officials said the new data shows the need to enact career and technical education reforms along with infrastructure funding.