Finding Good People

Published Sunday, June 01, 2008

There's no longer any question about a labor shortage in the electrical construction industry. Now it's time to figure out what to do about it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a growth rate in construction projects of nearly 11.4 percent between 2004 and 2014, creating close to one million new jobs. Despite the increase in work, the industry is looking at a loss of three million employees of primary working age (25 years-old to 54 years-old) alone. Why? It's a perfect storm in demographics. Baby boomers are retiring from executive positions and the number of young employees ...

Finding Good People

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