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Home » Topic » Workforce » Recruitment

Nonresidential Construction Adds 11,300 Jobs in May

by ABC | Jun 6, 2025
Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

A new jobs report paints an optimistic upcoming for the construction workforce.

Construction Job Openings Decreased by 3,000 in April, Down 45% Since December 2023

by ABC | Jun 4, 2025
Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Construction job openings are down nearly 50% from where they were this time 1.5 years ago.

Manifest Destiny: How a New Assessment Is Helping Construction Workers Control Their Career Paths

by Grace Calengor | May 22, 2025
Human Resources | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

‘Let 'em build careers.’ That’s what Jeff Rashall, vice president of construction at Burns & McDonnell, says of the company’s new recruitment and retention strategy. ‘It really starts with the assessment process and letting employees get in control of their own destiny.’

Beating the Skilled-Labor Shortage With Technology

by Parth Tikiwala | May 16, 2025
Recruitment | Technology | Workforce

As labor shortages strain the construction industry, firms are turning to AI, automation and digital collaboration tools to keep projects on track and maximize efficiency.

This All-Girl Inspired Construction Recruitment Program Is Changing Lives

by Grace Calengor | May 15, 2025
Culture | Organization Culture | People | Recruitment | Workforce | Young Professionals

Can you ever have too many construction recruitment programs designed for females?

Behavioral Hiring Builds a Stronger Construction Workforce

by Matt Poepsel | May 9, 2025
Human Resources | Recruitment | Workforce

Sometimes, what we are looking for is hidden in plain sight. This sentiment may also apply to construction workers.

Nonresidential Construction Added Jobs in April Despite Headwinds

by ABC | May 7, 2025
Business | Commercial | Economy | Markets | Public | Recruitment | Workforce

Despite a slow in nonresidential construction spending, the sector added jobs in April.

Construction Job Openings Decreased by 38,000 in March

by ABC | Apr 30, 2025
Business | Economy | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Industrywide labor hirings are visibly slowing, but so are industrywide quittings and firings.
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