by Daniel Groves | Jun 22, 2017 | Construction Workforce, Industry News
2017Jun22 – Conservatively, there are 6.8 million Americans looking for employment and employers with 6.0 million job openings. While this reflects the total market, construction’s problem is similar…plenty of bodies, but not sufficiently skilled....
by Daniel Groves | Jun 19, 2017 | Construction Labor Shortage, Construction Workforce, Industry News
2017Jun19 – A joint report from lobbying group U.S. Chamber of Commerce and construction materials manufacturer USG Corporation shows commercial contractors anticipate they’ll have more trouble hiring workers during the second half of 2017. Read...
by Daniel Groves | Jun 7, 2017 | Construction Labor Shortage, Construction Workforce, Industry News
2017Jun7 – America’s skilled workforce is aging at an alarming rate and there is no one coming up the ranks to replace them. As the labor force ages, qualified workers are continually needed to replace them, but they just aren’t there. Read...
by Daniel Groves | Jun 5, 2017 | Construction Labor Shortage, Construction Workforce, Industry News
2017Jun5 – Construction needs to look at – and learn from – other industry sectors to understand and ultimately solve its skilled labor shortage challenges. Read...
by Daniel Groves | Jun 3, 2017 | Construction Labor Shortage, Construction Workforce, Industry News
2017Jun3 – Construction firms continued adding new jobs at a faster rate than the broader economy during the past year as demand for their services remains strong. Even so, they had to keep employees on the job for more hours because they could not find enough...
by Daniel Groves | Jun 3, 2017 | Construction Labor Shortage, Construction Workforce, Industry News
2017Jun3 – The availability of skilled welders has been a challenge for the past two to four years and there’s no improvement on the horizon. Read...
