Tag: labor
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How AI Is Reshaping Construction: Tackling Labor Shortages, Data Silos and Project Complexity
The construction industry is poised for a $4.2 trillion expansion over the next 15 years. But there’s a catch: a growing skills gap, with job vacancies already up 41% year-over-year, and looming retirements threatening to worsen the shortage of qualified professionals. This is where artificial intelligence (AI) steps in, not just as a futuristic technology,…
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Project labor agreement mandates: An ongoing saga
For several decades, federal contractors have monitored the ebbing-and-flowing status of project labor agreements (PLAs). A PLA is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement, specifically authorized under federal labor law, establishing the terms and conditions of employment for a specific project or group of projects. It serves essentially as a project constitution, establishing uniform work rules…
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Construction Leaders Double Down on Workforce Planning Amid Labor Crisis
A new industry report from Bridgit reveals that 98% of construction leaders plan to increase investments in workforce planning over the next year, with nearly all turning to AI, automation and advanced analytics to navigate the construction industry’s intensifying labor crisis. The 2025 State of Workforce Planning report surveyed hundreds of construction executives across operations, project management, human resources,…
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Job openings stagnate as labor churn flattens
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction job openings dropped by 3,000 positions in April as labor churn in the sector slowed, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The industry counted 248,000 open jobs that employers actively…
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Construction Labor Shortage? How Tech Helps Contractors Adapt
Headlines about labor shortages in the construction industry are nothing new—for years, contractors have known that there was plenty of work but never enough workers. Even so, the construction labor shortage seems to have taken on a new acuity. According to Newforma’s 2025 AECO Project and Information Management Survey, 41% of firms in the AECO…
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New York contractors boost pay, benefits to fight labor shortages
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. New York construction firms are ramping up pay and benefits to stay competitive in a tight labor market, according to a new 2025 study from The Bonadio Group, a New York City-based national accounting and advisory firm.…
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The Construction Industry’s Labor Crisis: Can AI Bridge the Workforce Gap?
The construction industry is facing a severe labor shortage. The workforce is aging as projects become increasingly complex and economic pressures demand greater efficiency. Part of this problem stems from the 2008 financial crisis, when a generation of workers was forced to avoid the construction industry, with new builds not being as in demand. Now,…
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Construction job openings drop 42% YOY as labor churn accelerates
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: U.S. construction measured 236,000 open, unfilled jobs on the last day of January, a 42% drop from the same month in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released March 11. The…
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ABC Reports Construction Labor Force Churn Advance in January
There has been a labor shortage in the construction industry for the past few years and according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data, as of the last day of January, there were 236,000 job openings. Associated Builders and Contractors This data was released in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor…