Tag: labor
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Unemployment dynamics causing pain for producers, contractors
Read More →: Unemployment dynamics causing pain for producers, contractorsWhile portable crushing and screening plants are active, employers are having a difficult time finding enough good people to work.
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Worker shortages, material prices impacting residential construction
Read More →: Worker shortages, material prices impacting residential constructionHomebuilders say filling positions is currently among their top concerns, ranking third behind high lumber prices and regulatory burdens.
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Construction employment lagging pre-pandemic levels in most states
Read More →: Construction employment lagging pre-pandemic levels in most statesConstruction employment in January remained below pre-pandemic levels in all but eight states, the Associated General Contractors of America reports.
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Report: 82 percent of contractors have ‘moderate to high’ confidence in U.S. market
Read More →: Report: 82 percent of contractors have ‘moderate to high’ confidence in U.S. market“We may be turning the corner,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says, reporting that 82 percent of contractors have moderate to high…
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New opportunities for the construction industry
Read More →: New opportunities for the construction industryFor an industry that has so long felt the pressure of a shrinking labor pool, suddenly the pool is overflowing with those…
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Construction employment declines in most metros
Read More →: Construction employment declines in most metrosConstruction employment decreased in 225 of 358 metro areas between June 2019 and June of this year, according to the Associated General…
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Ohio tech school offering industry-specific program
Read More →: Ohio tech school offering industry-specific programButler Tech becomes the first career technical center in Ohio to adopt a new 12-point, industry-recognized credential program for mining, asphalt, concrete…
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Construction employment increases in 71 percent of metro areas
Read More →: Construction employment increases in 71 percent of metro areasConstruction employment increased in 253 of 358 metro areas from June 2018 to June 2019, according to the Associated General Contractors of…