Recruitment

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—The construction industry had 370,000 job openings on the last day of August, 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 a...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—The construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment is up by 238,000 jobs, an...

"We’ve got to turn this into a T.V. show.” That is what John Montgomery, co-executive director of the Skilled Careers Coalition, said when he attended SkillsUSA, a national skilled-trades competition for teens, in 2021. But well before television, the first federal law in the Uni...

The construction industry has suffered from a skilled-labor shortage for years—and with baby boomers retiring at a faster rate than early-career workers are entering the industry, the problem isn’t going away anytime soon. To bridge this gap and attract a more diverse, modern wor...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—The construction industry added 34,000 jobs on net in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment grew by 228,000 jobs, an in...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—The construction industry had 248,000 job openings on the last day of July, 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...

The current construction industry outlook indicates that challenges with workforce supply and demand will continue well into the future. According to Associated Builders and Contractors, “The construction industry will need to attract an estimated 501,000 additional workers on t...

In an industry known more for bricks than pixels, Suffolk recognized a need to innovate in the early 2000s, investing heavily in data and technology to drive productivity and efficiency and support complex projects. For five years now, a handful of Suffolk employees have partici...

WASHINGTON, July 30—The construction industry had 295,000 job openings on the last day of June, 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...

The construction industry is rapidly evolving, with skilled-labor shortages being a large pain point for companies across the United States. As the demand for construction and engineering projects continues to rise, qualified skilled trades workers are becoming fewer and farther ...