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#120:  Addressing the Shortage of Construction Workers

NH Construction Law

To quote AGC’s chief economist Ken Simonson, “contractors report almost universally that they need more workers than they can find.” But under both federal law and state law , they cannot legally be hired. To be sure, there are many undocumented immigrants who would like to work, including in New Hampshire.

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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage

Pro Builder

The construction industry is also dealing with what has been a 25-year erosion of vocational training and in-school programs, as well as some bitter critics from within its own ranks who effectively shrink the pool of (mostly younger) workers by dissuading them from considering construction jobs as an avenue to job security and fulfillment.