Construction Jobs Are Difficult to Fill
The January jobs report showed that construction added 28,000 jobs in January, about 18 percent of the the jobs created overall. It's the fourth straight month of strong construction job gains as home building has rebounded. Low mortgage rates, rising home prices and low inventories of new homes for sale are expected to continue to boost the housing recovery through 2013. However, builders say hiring has been crimped because they and their subcontractors are unable to find the skilled construction workers. When the bottom fell out of the construction industry after the housing bubble burst, many skilled workers left the field to find other jobs. Continue reading story. |