The United States is currently facing a tight labor market, and the construction industry has not been immune to its effects. Contractors have turned down work and suffered project delays due to workforce supply issues, which may stem from workers’ desire for high-quality jobs. At the same time, demand for construction workers is expected to rise as federal funds from the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are used to rebuild America over the next eight years.
An analysis of four years of survey data from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)—which includes responses from 1,768 union contractors and 3,893 nonunion contractors—reveals that the roots of the construction labor shortage were planted long ago.
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