Record Rebound in Construction Job Openings in August
By ABC
October 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—The construction industry had 370,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Con...
Recruitment
Construction Employment Increased by 25,000 in September
By ABC
October 7, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—The construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors anal...
Recruitment
Construction Students Jam Out With Ty Pennington at National Skilled-Trades Competition
By Grace Calengor
September 19, 2024
"We’ve got to turn this into a T.V. show.” That is what John Montgomery, co-executive director of the Skilled Careers Coalition, said when h...
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Award Winners
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Turn Up the Tech: Recruiting the Next Generation of Skilled Workers
By Dustin Stephens
September 18, 2024
The construction industry has suffered from a skilled-labor shortage for years—and with baby boomers retiring at a faster rate than early-ca...
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Recruitment
Nonresidential Construction Employment Increased by 28,300 in August
By ABC
September 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—The construction industry added 34,000 jobs on net in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analys...
Recruitment
Construction Job Openings Plunge By 51,000 in July
By ABC
September 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—The construction industry had 248,000 job openings on the last day of July, according to an Associated Builders and Cont...
Recruitment
Retention
Strategies for Tackling Workforce Challenges at Your Construction Company
By Brett Addis
September 9, 2024
The current construction industry outlook indicates that challenges with workforce supply and demand will continue well into the future.
Ac...
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Suffolk Hosts ACE Mentor Students and Spot the Robot Dog
By Grace Calengor
September 5, 2024
In an industry known more for bricks than pixels, Suffolk recognized a need to innovate in the early 2000s, investing heavily in data and te...
Education
Recruitment
Construction Job Openings Plummet by 71,000 in June
By ABC
August 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 30—The construction industry had 295,000 job openings on the last day of June, according to an Associated Builders and Cont...
Recruitment
Retention
Careers
Initiatives to Encourage Students to Enter the Skilled Trades
By Ryan Aalsma
July 24, 2024
The construction industry is rapidly evolving, with skilled-labor shortages being a large pain point for companies across the United States....
Recruitment
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