Construction Needs 500K Workers: ABC
Unemployment rate at record low for second year.
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Unemployment rate at record low for second year.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23—The construction industry will need to attract nearly 650,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2022 to meet the demand for labor, according to a model developed by Associated Builders and Contractors.
The construction industry will need to attract nearly 650,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2022 to meet the demand for labor, according to a model developed by Associated Builders and Contractors.
These areas of construction have seen the most growth in spite of the pandemic, according to federal data.