The United States now has a skilled trade labor shortage of around 650,000 people, but among them it’s carpenters who top the list. Where have they all gone? We break it down to three reasons.
Further reading:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm
Angi:
https://www.angi.com/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/SkilledTradesInAmerica2021_V6_optimized.pdf
Associated Builders and Contractors:
https://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-Releases/entryid/19255/abc-construction-industry-faces-workforce-shortage-of-650-000-in-2022
Stanley Black & Decker:
https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/makers_index_infographic_final.pdf
https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/makers_index_survey_executive_summary.pdf
DeWalt Survey:
https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9100752-dewalt-us-contractors-powering-the-future-survey-results/
Bisnow:
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/top-talent/short-materials-now-short-workers-constructions-cost-set-to-rise-amid-new-labor-woes-113573
Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/08/18/replenishing-the-construction-labor-shortfall/?sh=3e71817847a4
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2022/04/05/4-research-based-strategies-to-make-skilled-trade-careers-more-attractive-to-gen-z/?sh=2396184868ff
Peopleready:
https://www.peopleready.com/us-skilled-trades-worker-shortage-worsening-amid-soaring-demand-workforce-crisis/
PR Newswire:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drilling-into-the-skilled-trades-shortage-stanley-black–deckers-inaugural-makers-index-reveals-few-students-likely-to-consider-a-career-in-the-trades-outdated-perceptions-key-drivers-301517854.html
Yahoo:
https://www.yahoo.com/now/drilling-skilled-trades-shortage-stanley-160214469.html
https://www.yahoo.com/now/construction-industry-after-recession-140430175.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-labor-shortage-is-nothing-new-for-the-construction-industry-morning-brief-090915567.html
Construction Dive:
https://www.constructiondive.com/news/median-age-of-construction-workers-is-contributing-factor-to-workforce-shor/603018/
Insider:
https://www.businessinsider.com/labor-shortage-skilled-trades-carpenters-electricians-plumbers-angi-2021-9
FRED Economic Data
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USCONS
NAHB:
https://www.nahb.org/blog/2021/10/3-Reasons-Teens-Dont-Consider-Careers-In-The-Skilled-Trades–Even-Though-They-Should
NPR:
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/04/25/605092520/high-paying-trade-jobs-sit-empty-while-high-school-grads-line-up-for-university
Big Rentz:
https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/trade-school-survey
https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/pandemic-trade-school-survey
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