Where have all the construction workers gone? A year and a half after President Biden signed a $1 trillion deal to boost infrastructure, contractors say they can't find workers and the industry is facing a dire shortage. 🚧 The pandemic worsened the shortage because it allowed workers to switch from on-site jobs to remote work. 🚧 The infrastructure bill set aside money for large-scale public works projects, but not for training workers. 🚧 The bill requires a quota of minority and women workers, which is hard to do in the white male-dominated field. 🚧 There's also a teacher shortage, which means construction trade schools have long waitlists. |
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