Tag: labor
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The Construction Industry’s Labor Crisis: Can AI Bridge the Workforce Gap?
The construction industry is facing a severe labor shortage. The workforce is aging as projects become increasingly complex and economic pressures demand greater efficiency. Part of this problem stems from the 2008 financial crisis, when a generation of workers was forced to avoid the construction industry, with new builds not being as in demand. Now,…
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Construction job openings drop 42% YOY as labor churn accelerates
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: U.S. construction measured 236,000 open, unfilled jobs on the last day of January, a 42% drop from the same month in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released March 11. The…
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ABC Reports Construction Labor Force Churn Advance in January
There has been a labor shortage in the construction industry for the past few years and according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data, as of the last day of January, there were 236,000 job openings. Associated Builders and Contractors This data was released in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor…
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After 5 years, construction still reels from COVID’s labor impact
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. On March 13, 2020, two days after the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a pandemic, the U.S. declared a public health emergency. Uncertainty swirled. Work of all kinds slowed. People isolated themselves, wore masks and worked…
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer confirmed as labor secretary
Dive Brief: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, former Republican congresswoman from Oregon, was confirmed as labor secretary in a Senate vote Monday evening. The 67-32 vote in support of Chavez-DeRemer included 17 Democrats. Three Republicans voted against her confirmation. Given her favorable rapport with unions and past support for legislation like the PRO Act, Chavez-DeRemer is expected to…
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Strategies to Navigate Construction Labor Market Challenges
As someone who’s spent over two decades studying workforce dynamics, I’ve never seen a more complex talent landscape than what we’re facing in construction today. With open jobs plummeting 40% year-over-year, you might think we’re simply dealing with another cyclical downturn. But this isn’t your typical market correction — it’s a wake-up call for an…
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Tech-Skilled Labor in Demand | For Construction Pros
Throughout the last several decades, software and technology innovations have taken construction — a historically tech-averse industry — to new horizons. From refining back-office operations to improving equipment performance, today’s tech is not only challenging the way the industry is accustomed to doing things, but also ushering in a new generation of tech-savvy contractors. While…
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Trump names former EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling deputy labor secretary
Dive Brief: President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Keith Sonderling to serve as the new deputy labor secretary, he announced via a post Wednesday on Truth Social. In the new role, Sonderling, a Republican former commissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission whose term ended in August, would hold the No. 2 spot at the…
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Will contractors scramble for labor this year? It depends.
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The construction industry experienced varying degrees of demand in 2024, with some sectors booming and others losing steam. As prolonged high interest rates slowed private building, federal funding from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act continued to…