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This is the first in a series of articles about our two-state region’s labor shortage issues and workforce needs. When asked about their No. 1 business concern, both general and specialty contractors from across the Carolinas overwhelmingly give the same answer: the current and future workforce shortage. There are simply not enough people with the…
March not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rates were down in nationally and in 27 states and unchanged in two on a year-over-year basis, according to analysis released today by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Construction employment in the Carolinas held steady. The national NSA construction unemployment rate of 8.4 percent was down 0.3 percent…
Construction employment increased in 224 out of 358 metro areas between March 2016 and March 2017, declined in 92 and stagnated in 42, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Based on percent change in construction employment, the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson was ranked as the #12…
Seventy-three percent of construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2017 as contractors expect private and public sector demand to grow in all market segments, according to survey results released today by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and Real Estate. Despite the general optimism outlined in Expecting a Post-Election Bump:…
