NCCER’s Women in Construction – In Her Own Words: A Call to Action From the Field highlights actionable items to assist contractors with recruiting and retaining women in the construction industry.

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.

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

More AEC firms are realizing the multiple benefits of diversity and have increased their recruiting and promotion of women into leadership roles

Competing for top talent is challenging enough, but knowing what to do with it later may be the bigger hurdle for contractors