Articles Tagged with ''Labor Shortage''

Some contractors have been turning to new strategies to find workers amid a labor shortage.

An AGC survey held in July and August found 81% of contractors are using higher pay and other incentives to attract skilled workers to fill open positions that 88% of them reported they were having a hard time filling.

The contractor, which self-performs work is standardizing its project information for better project delivery, including prefabrication.  

Construction firms in the mountain states are plenty busy. A surge of people moving to the region—especially Colorado, Utah and Idaho—has created a “solid funnel of multifamily housing projects,” says Jeff Palmer, executive vice president at Layton Construction.

A recent survey conducted by AGC with Autodesk found a persistent labor shortage across the industry.

Even as specialty contractors in the Southeast weather supply chain issues and price spikes, they see continued growth in the years ahead.

With a tight labor market and construction still booming in many regions of the country, one category of worker that has felt stretched thin has been equipment operators.

Firms are navigating a 'new normal' in market activity and managing lingering supply chain and labor issues in the wake of the pandemic.

A Construction Specifications Institute-launched camp at two Pennsylvania sites to introduce high school students to careers in construction now is the model for a nationwide effort.