Construction Labor Shortage

MTA employees working in a New York City subway tunnel.

New York View count: 1114

Labor Shortages Threaten To Stall NYC's Massive Infrastructure Build-Out

Apr 17, 2026 | Ciara Long, New York City

New York Infrastructure

Map of US with Construction Adobe Firefly

National View count: 19908

Mapped: The Most Expensive U.S. Cities For Commercial Construction

Jul 21, 2025 | Matt Wasielewski, National

National Construction & Dev

Roughly 36,000 People Were Deported In The First Month Of President Donald Trump's Second Term.

National View count: 347

Contractors Brace For Higher Costs As Deportation Fears Fester On Work Sites

Mar 23, 2025 | Patrick Sisson, Ciara Long and Chloe Gallivan

National Construction & Dev

Boston View count: 244

As Boston’s Construction Labor Shortage Worsens, Firms Look To New Solutions

Sep 26, 2024 | Taylor Driscoll, Boston

Boston Construction & Dev

National View count: 154

Commercial Construction Projects Keep Being Abandoned. Reviving Them Could Take Years

Aug 5, 2024 | Sonya Swink, Philadelphia

National Construction & Dev

National View count: 256

Construction Unions Face Fork In The Road: Shrink Or Seize The Moment

Feb 14, 2024 | Patrick Sisson, National

National Top Talent

Vicinity Energy's Pam Clark, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council Of Carpenters' William Sproule And Gattuso Development Partners' John Spitz Speak At Bisnow's Philadelphia Construction, Development And Design Trends Event On March 21, 2023

Philadelphia View count: 59

With Construction Slowing Down, Industry's Problem Areas Come Into Sharper Focus

Mar 27, 2023 | Matthew Rothstein

Philadelphia Construction & Dev

Construction On A Washington, D.c., Apartment Building Continues In Late April, Despite The Coronavirus Pandemic.

National View count: 15

National Construction Backlog Persists Despite Commercial, Industrial Pullback

Jan 10, 2023 | Alex Gratereaux, Bisnow South Florida

National Construction & Dev

Eas Carpenters Pre-Apprentices Thomas Bowen (Left) And Jordan Griffin (Right) Participate In The Carpenter Apprentice Ready Program At The Eas Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center. Both Are Now Apprentices With The Union.

National View count: 14

For Pittsburgh, Building An Inclusive Community Starts With Breaking Barriers

Sep 7, 2022 | Elizabeth Reyn, Studio B Writer

Sponsored Content

National View count: 23

Nonprofit Aims To Train A Million Construction Workers In National Expansion

Mar 23, 2022 | Dees Stribling, Bisnow National

National Construction & Dev

National View count: 21

The Infrastructure Bill Means Billions For Construction Projects. Now Who Is Going To Build Them?

Nov 22, 2021 | Dees Stribling, Bisnow National

National Construction & Dev

National View count: 31

Construction Costs Now Projected To Keep Rising Through Next Year, Worsen For Nonresidential Projects

Oct 8, 2021 | Matthew Rothstein

National Construction & Dev

The Waiting Room At Ucla Health's Encino Facility, Finished By Parker Brown

Los Angeles View count: 15

The Key To Progressing In A Construction Career? Being A ‘Sponge’

Jun 28, 2021 | Benjamin Paltiel, Bisnow Custom Content Writer

Sponsored Content

National View count: 12

'Supply Constraints Are NOT GREAT BOB': Economists React To May Jobs Report On Twitter

Jun 4, 2021 | Jay Rickey, Director of Newsletters

National Economy

Leopardo Teams Pour Concrete At The Ravenswood Senior Housing Complex In Chicago.

Chicago View count: 31

How A Top Chicago Construction CEO Is Laying Out A Path To The Future

Dec 15, 2020 | Benjamin Paltiel, Bisnow Custom Content Writer

Sponsored Content

Built Robotics' Atl-74R Autonomous Compact Track Loader.

Houston View count: 48

Interest In This Autonomous Construction Tech Has Doubled Since March

Aug 31, 2020 | Christie Moffat, Bisnow Houston

Houston Construction & Dev

Powering Chicago Participated In This Community Cleanup Event Last Month In North Lawndale.

Chicago View count: 21

Construction Trades Need To Cast A Broader Net To Recruit The Diverse Workforce Of The Future

Jul 30, 2020 | Brian Rogal, Bisnow Chicago

Chicago Construction & Dev

The Construction Site At 218 Arch St. In Philadelphia In 2016

National View count: 17

Report: 80% Of Contractors Struggle To Fill Needed Positions, Lengthening Construction Timelines

Oct 4, 2019 | Matthew Rothstein

National Construction & Dev

Washington, D.C. View count: 7

Can Construction Conquer Its Fear Of Digital Change?

Sep 4, 2019 | Benjamin Paltiel, Bisnow Custom Content Writer

Sponsored Content

Mccarthy Project Engineer Nikita Bhagat With Mccarthy Project Manager Carla Gallardo

Dallas-Fort Worth View count: 26

3 Women, 1 Construction Site, 1 Major Push To End The Labor And Diversity Shortage

May 12, 2019 | Kerri Panchuk, Bisnow Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas-Fort Worth Construction & Dev

Chicagoland Agc Member James Mchugh Construction Co.'s Site For The Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center Project

Chicago View count: 7

At The Outset Of Construction Season, Chicago Rings In ‘Construction Safety Month’

Mar 28, 2019 | Alexandra Marvar

Sponsored Content

National View count: 10

Bill Would Allow Temporary Visas For Construction Workers

Mar 19, 2019 | Dees Stribling, Bisnow National

National Construction & Dev

Washington, D.C. View count: 15

A Shrinking Labor Pool Means Construction Firms Need To Amp Up Their Employee Benefits

Mar 18, 2019 | Alexandra Marvar

Sponsored Content

Chicago View count: 29

Development Boom Is Exacerbating Labor Shortage, But Could Increase Opportunities For Women

Mar 14, 2019 | Brian Rogal, Bisnow Chicago

Chicago Construction & Dev

National View count: 27

Despite Tariffs And Labor Shortage, Construction Professionals Still Optimistic For 2019

Nov 29, 2018 | Tara Lerman

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