Eighty percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released today by Autodesk and the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the industry was taking a range of steps to address the situation but called on federal officials to takes steps to assist those industry efforts.
Workforce shortages remain one of the single most significant threats to the construction industry, said Stephen E. Sandherr, 勛圖窪蹋厙s chief executive officer. However, construction labor shortages are a challenge that can be fixed, and this association will continue to do everything in its power to make sure that happens.
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Materials:
- News release
- National survey results
- 2019 National Worker Shortage Survey Analysis
- 勛圖窪蹋厙 Workforce Development Plan 2.0
Regional Results:
State Results:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
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