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Southeast Wisconsin construction projects delayed by skilled labor shortage
Add southeast Wisconsin to the list of places in the U.S. feeling the impact of a skilled labor shortage in construction. The Janesville Gazette reports that contractors in that area are “busier than they’ve been in a long time,” thanks to numerous housing starts popping up. The Gazette interviewed contractor Kevin Ferguson, owner of Ferguson […]
July 15, 2013
Workforce
Facing $9 billion in demand, Iowa contractors feel impact of skilled labor shortage
Add Iowa to a growing list of states struggling to meet rebounding construction demand due to a shortage of skilled laborers. According to a report from the Des Moines Register, contractors in Iowa have reported shortages of equipment operators, steel workers, carpenters, supervisors and concrete workers. These companies expect those shortages to deepen in the coming […]
June 3, 2013
Workforce
June construction unemployment rate lowest since 2008, but skilled-labor shortage may be looming
Though the unemployment rate among construction workers in June dropped to its lowest rate since 2008, one economist says that's not necessarily good news.
July 6, 2012
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