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Construction Job Openings Rise to 10-Month High in May, Hiring Remains Historically Slow

by Grace Calengor | Jul 1, 2026
Top Story | Careers | Human Resources | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce

The construction industry is experiencing "exceptional demand" for workers, but mostly in relation to data center projects.
a construction worker touching a holographic projection of the earth and other graphs.

AI Hits the Jobsite: The Workforce Training Gap

by Maggie Murphy | Jun 18, 2026
Workforce | Artificial Intelligence | Careers | Data Analytics | Departments | Jobsite Monitoring | Leadership | Project Management | Recruitment | Retention | Technology | Top Story | Topic | Training | Workforce Management

A new DEWALT study shows construction pros are ready to embrace AI—but without hands-on training, the workforce risks falling behind just as adoption accelerates.

Meta, ABC Form Partnership to Launch Academy to Train and Create Jobs for Construction Craft Professionals

by ABC | Jun 10, 2026
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Thousands of data center construction technicians are getting an educational leg up from ABC and Meta.

The Multiplayer Jobsite: Why Gen Z Is the Catalyst for Collaborative Planning

by Nitin Bhandari | Jun 10, 2026
Top Story | Careers | Education | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce | Young Professionals

A comfortable work environment for a Gen Z hire might include things like BIM, robotics and AI.

Nonresidential Construction Adds Healthy 15,700 Jobs in May

by ABC | Jun 5, 2026
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After nonresidential construction spending grew in April, May sees a burgeoning jobs market.

The Skilled Labor Shortage Is Hiding Project Costs

by Dave Wagner | Jun 3, 2026
Workforce | Careers | Human Resources | Recruitment | Retention | Training

Information management is part of the solution to revealing the hidden costs of the workforce shortage.

Nonresidential Construction Adds Healthy 19,000 Jobs in April

by ABC | May 12, 2026
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After a decline in March spending, nonresidential construction adds some jobs in April.

Construction Hiring Still Exceptionally Slow in March

by ABC | May 7, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Human Resources | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce

Slow to hire; slow to fire. The construction workforce is neither adding jobs rapidly nor laying employees off.
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