Category: Labor & Workforce Development
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Turnover in Construction: Why Workers Leave and How to Keep Them
A new analysis published in Issue 2 of ADP Research’s Today at Work 2025 report analyzed five years of ADP payroll data to uncover employee turnover trends. Timely, ADP Research found employee turnover jumps in the summer months of June, July and August to 3.56%. By comparison, turnover in the non-summer months sits at 3.14%.…
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Experts Call for Better Use of OSHA Injury Data to Prevent Workplace Accidents
Each year, millions of U.S. workers are injured on the job, yet the full scope of workplace injuries remains unclear. A recent article published in the American Journal of Public Health highlights the gaps in current injury reporting systems — and proposes a new path forward. In their March 2025 paper, Dr. David Michaels of…
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Skilled Trades Are the Ultimate “Remote-Proof”, AI-Resistant Career Path
For decades, our society has overlooked an entire generation of Americans. While Silicon Valley celebrated technological disruption and universities churned out knowledge workers, we neglected the very people who quite literally built this country: the electricians, plumbers, welders and carpenters. The backbone of American infrastructure faded into the background in an economy obsessed with screens…
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Alicia Boler Davis Named President of Ford Pro, Bringing Automotive and Tech Expertise
Ford Motor Company has named Alicia Boler Davis president of Ford Pro, the automaker’s commercial business unit, effective October 1. Davis brings over 30 years of experience spanning automotive, technology, and customer operations, including leadership roles at General Motors, Amazon and most recently as CEO of Alto Pharmacy. She succeeds Andrew Frick, who has led…
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Growth & Contracting: State of the Concrete Industry
In 2025, not all concrete work is created equal; some segments are booming, others are pulling back. Segments in concrete construction seeing growth are in infrastructure and civil projects; data centers and advanced manufacturing; and tilt-up and precast. Public funding, digital infrastructure needs, and long-term demographic shifts are fueling growth. Meanwhile, high interest rates, evolving…
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ABC Report Highlights Safety Practices That Cut Jobsite Incidents by 85%
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its 2025 Health and Safety Performance Report, providing a data-driven look at the safety practices helping construction firms significantly reduce jobsite incidents. The report analyzes more than 1 billion work hours logged by participating contractors in 2024, highlighting how involvement in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System leads to…
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DPR Construction Hosts Design Camp for Girls to Address Women’s Underrepresentation in Trades
DPR Construction and Girls Inc. partnered to host a two-day Design & Build Camp at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, introducing 25 girls aged 10-14 to construction careers through hands-on activities and jobsite experiences. DPR Construction and Girls Inc. hosted a Design & Build Camp at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia project site Aug. 5-6, providing…
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June 2025 Construction Unemployment Rate Holds Steady Nationwide, Varies by State
The national not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rate for June 2025 was 3.4%, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). This marks a slight 0.1 percentage point increase from June 2024. The state-by-state analysis found that: 18 states reported lower construction unemployment rates…
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We’re Busy, Just not as we Were: State of the Concrete Industry
Dirk Tharpe, territory sales manager at Oldcastle APG — makers of Sakrete and Amerimix, shares his insight into the state of the concrete industry and the challenges contractors are managing daily. Concrete Contractor connected with Tharpe over email in June 2025. Q. What have been the biggest challenges for concrete contractors so far in 2025?…
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Construction Job Openings Rise in June, But Hiring Stays Sluggish
Contractors had 246,000 open positions to fill at the end of June, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, analyzed by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). While that’s an increase of 14,000 openings from May, it’s still 39,000 fewer than at the same time last year. While open positions are…