Down from half a million in recent years, the estimate could prove conservative as construction workers retire and political ...

Labour shortages in the construction sector have become a persistent challenge in both Cyprus and across the European Union. This has prompted industry bodies such as the federation of building ...

Deportations and inflation are worsening a labor shortage that was already running rampant through the construction industry, hindering projects and adding to an already significant affordable housing ...

The construction industry had just 276,000 job openings on the last day of November 2024, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ ...

In the post-COVID world of construction, industry analysts and participants have focused considerable attention on material price escalation concerns and impacts caused by raw material shortages, ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The construction industry had 236,000 job openings on the last day of January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released March 11 in the US Bureau ...

U.S. construction lost 7,000 jobs in August Industry has declined three straight months despite 2025 gains Heavy and civil engineering grew by 2,300 jobs Rising costs, labor shortages weigh on ...

The Great Recession occurred 17 years ago, from December 2007 to June 2009. Led by a crash in the housing sector, it was the deepest recession since World War II and resulted in noteworthy financial ...

Associated Builders and Contractors predicts the construction industry will need 349,000 net workers to meet demand in 2026, then 456,000 more in 2027.

CEO Jack Kocsis Jr. has been with Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey for nearly four decades. As he describes it, labor relations is at the core of the group’s mission. “Be it education ...