Recruitment

The skilled trades are at a critical turning point. As the construction industry faces waves of retirements, 41% of the current workforce is expected to retire within the next six years. At the same time, the demand for skilled trades workers is increasing due to the surge in con...

WASHINGTON, July 3—The construction industry added 15,000 jobs on net in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 121,000 jobs, or 1....

WASHINGTON, July 1—The construction industry had 245,000 job openings on the last day of May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any ...

The construction industry is staring down a labor shortage of 439,000 workers in 2025. And that’s just to keep up with demand. Add to the challenge a shrinking labor pipeline, with more than 25% of construction workers expected to hit retirement age in the next decade. The forei...

WASHINGTON, June 6—The construction industry added 4,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 126,000 jobs, an incr...

WASHINGTON, June 3—The construction industry had 248,000 job openings on the last day of April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as an...

Perhaps everyone remembers taking that aptitude test in the second grade. Did you end up where it said you should? Maybe second grade is too early to gauge the right career path. But what if there was a way to gauge the right path once you’ve already chosen a career? Maybe you w...

The construction industry is still facing a workforce crisis. Despite an uptick in hiring, a persistent labor shortage continues to challenge contractors, developers and business owners. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 13,000 new construction jobs were added...

When late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg was asked when there will be enough women serving on the Supreme Court, she famously responded, “When there are nine.” It seems the construction industry is beginning to feel that same way when it comes to recruiting young girls and women. It...

Like many industries, construction is experiencing a major labor shortage. Associated Builders and Contractors projects the industry will need to bring in 439,000 net new workers in 2025 just to keep pace with demand. That’s not a typo—nearly half a million new workers in a singl...