Labor + Trade Relations Immigration and the Leadership Gap—the Readers Speak Reader response on the labor shortage, immigrant workers, and the need for action comes flowing in. Here’s a sampling
Builders Young Adults Say No to Trades A recent poll found that most young adults who are undecided on a career are not interested in construction trades
Labor + Trade Relations 15 Ways to Solve Your Trade Shortage A message for the Housing Giants to move the needle on addressing the trade shortage
Builders Young Adults Largely Uninterested In Working In The Construction Trades A recent poll from NAHB of young adults ages 18 to 25 across the nation found that only 3 percent of respondents were interested in a career...
Government + Policy Congressional Hearing on Skills Gap Looks at Construction Industry There are about 100,000 fewer people working in the construction industry today than in 2007
Labor + Trade Relations Immigration Reform and the Leadership Gap The U.S. is overdue for immigration reform, and it's time for builders to step up and play a leading role in that movement
Single-Family Homes Younger Construction Workers Lead To Growing Pains For Builders The labor force is becoming younger in many places, which has led to some hiccups. According to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index...
Labor + Trade Relations The Trade Shortage: Opportunity Lost ... or Gained? In terms of how builders run their companies, stop and ask yourself: Have we gotten better or worse since the crash?
Labor + Trade Relations Trade Shortage Survey Results, Part 2 The survey shows the trade shortage gets worse before it gets better
Quality Matters Framing in a Time of Shortage By facilitating and requiring collaboration among all construction trades, builders can mitigate the expense of framing rework and better avoid the consequences of the skilled labor shortage