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Finding skilled construction workers will be essential to ensure the Gulf region is able to quickly and efficiently rebuild.
first, because we're close to full employment, it's hard to
find skilled construction workers.
Not exact matches
A key
finding is that sectors such as
construction, IT and engineering are among the hardest hit by a widening talent mismatch — a measure of the gap between the
skills that
workers can offer, and those that businesses are looking for.
Homebuilders, who have been scrambling to
find skilled laborers, may
find a larger available pool as hard - hat
workers leave the slowing oil drilling industry in favor of
construction, which is experiencing wage hikes.
The released cited permit delays; high
construction, regulatory and labor costs; difficult
finding skilled workers; and the difficulty small builders have obtaining financing.