Construction/Maintenance Study: 78% Project Growth, But Also Report Increases in Union Labor Shortages

SUGAR LAND--May 17, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Contractors, labor representatives and owner-clients in the union construction and maintenance industry are significantly more optimistic about growth opportunities in 2017 and beyond (+20%) compared to last year, but they also report an increasing pervasiveness in union craft labor shortages. The key difference: some union crafts face greater labor shortfalls than others.

Within this article: Highlights of the 2017 Union Craft Labor Supply report.