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Construction Industry Must Attract 439,000 Workers in 2025

While less than last year's reported half-a-million workers needed, the construction industry is still seeking upwards of 400,000 to fill the skill-labor gap.
By ABC
January 24, 2025
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Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work.

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