12/02/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/02/2022 13:51
Baby Boomers are exiting the workforce, Millennials are taking over, and Gen Z is knocking on the door. None of this is news to anyone managing a job-site crew or a construction business. But adapting to this seismic construction workforce shift on top of other challenges - supply chain issues and Covid-19, to name just two - might not be top of mind for you.
It should be. The construction labor shortage is real:
And these trends were established before the $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill, which targets money to rebuild roads, bridges and more.
So, what's the answer?
First, understand today's labor pool and how it's different from the outgoing construction workforce. Despite what you may think, the construction sector has significant advantages in attracting the new generation of talent, and there are tangible steps to leverage those advantages.