Tag: Minnesota construction jobs

Business

Minnesota construction firms likely need to boost pay, reduce expectations to find enough workers to meet demand

Construction is Minnesota’s fastest growing industry, and as demand continues to pile up, construction firms there are having a hard time finding enough skilled workers. And one labor analyst suggests they might need to make some serious changes to fill those vacancies. According to a report from Minnesota Public Radio, the skilled trades in Minnesota […]

May 27, 2014

Workforce

Twin Cities contractors strike out on their own amid sluggish hiring, housing rebound

As a result of still-sluggish hiring in the middle of a housing rebound, more and more contractors in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area have begun to work as independent contractors, according to a report by the The Star Tribune. Construction in the Twin Cities is up 24 percent compared to this time last year. Despite the […]

August 28, 2013