Building Construction’s Next Generation - Connected World

The construction industry has a workforce challenge that impacts more than just hiring. The industry needs to develop people, build skills, and create career paths that encourage workers to commit to the industry and continue to grow with it. These statements seem to be coming up a lot lately. In fact, this is precisely what we see emerge with the data from a new report.

As we see in a Jobs for the Future report, the state of America’s skills trades is important to a broader workforce conversation. Here’s what the numbers show us: More than 18 million people work in skilled trades occupations, contributing an estimated $3.8 trillion to U.S. GDP in 2025.

The report suggests five key findings:

• Demand is substantial and preparation is not keeping pace with growth and replacement needs.
• There is no single skilled trades shortage. Needs differ by occupation and place.
• Skilled trades...

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