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Sustained workforce imbalances evident in commercial project index

May 6, 2019 Concrete News

Surveys behind the Q1 2019 USG + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index find that the labor shortage continues to pose major challenges to the industry, causing contractors to ask skilled workers to do more work (81 percent of respondents), struggle to meet deadlines (70 percent), increase costs for new work (63 percent), and reject new projects (40 percent).

Commercial project index reveals ongoing workforce imbalances

March 18, 2019 Concrete News

Sources: USG Corp., Chicago; U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

Surveys behind the Q1 2019 USG + Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index find that the labor shortage continues to pose major challenges to the industry, causing contractors to ask skilled workers to do more work (81 percent of respondents), struggle to meet deadlines (70 percent), increase costs for new work (63 percent), and reject new projects (40 percent).