The pendulum may be swinging back in favor of the trades: JLL

Facilities management teams and building organizations are bringing new talent into the skilled trades, and the opportunities they’re offering are becoming increasingly attractive to younger workers, experts say.  Buildings’ increasing complexity and strong construction activity in high-growth sectors are expanding the need for skilled trades, according to JLL’s skilled trades talent research report, released in […]

Tips for maximizing impact from a jobsite safety stand-down

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. This week, jobsites across the nation have paused work, and leaders have huddled the crew to discuss safety hazards. The safety stand-down is a practice wielded by builders throughout the year, especially during Construction Safety Week. But […]

Construction Hiring Still Exceptionally Slow in March

Slow to hire; slow to fire. The construction workforce is neither adding jobs rapidly nor laying employees off. WASHINGTON, May 5—The construction industry had 224,000 job openings on the last day of March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover […]