Not looking good for some of you in TX and Roger in CA if the trend continues. On the other hand it looks like legalized mary jane has pushed Denver to the top of the list. Houston was at the top 2 years ago - glad to see they aren't at the bottom with all the cheap oil.
Construction employment increased in 226, or 63 percent, of 358 metro areas in the past year, held steady in 58 areas, and declined in 74 areas, the economist noted. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. added the most construction jobs (13,400 jobs, 14 percent), followed by Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. (12,500 jobs, 20 percent); Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. (9,600 jobs, 10 percent); Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Calif. (9,200 jobs, 10 percent); and Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, Calif. (8,500 jobs, 16 percent). The largest percentage gains occurred in Boise City, Idaho (24 percent, 4,500 jobs); El Centro, Calif. (21 percent, 600 jobs); Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade.
The largest job losses from September 2015 to September 2016 were in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. (-2,600 jobs, -2 percent), followed by New Orleans-Metairie, La. (-2,300 jobs, -7 percent) and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas (-1,900 jobs, -1 percent). The largest percentage declines for the past year were in Bloomington, Ill. (-13 percent, -400 jobs); Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, Ala. (-11 percent, -100 jobs); and Decatur, Ill. (-11 percent, -400 jobs).