Do Higher Wages Equate to More Workers?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36,000 new employees put on hard hats and reported to job sites in May. However, that didn't come close to filling the 494,000 construction jobs that were open at the end of April. Finding skilled labor is still a major problem for the construction industry despite hourly wages rising 6.4% year over year. So, how do we attract more workers to join the workforce? Listen to this week's Walkthrough Wednesday to find out. --- Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/high-pay-attracts-workers-construction-jobs-employment-gap-widens/625218/ Source: https://constructioncitizen.com/blogs/ken-simonson --- Follow us at https://linktr.ee/billd to stay up to date on the latest and greatest news in commercial construction. Have a burning question that you would like answered on the show? Contact us at grow@billd.com for a chance to be featured on next week's episode.