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High pay attracts workers, but construction's employment gap widens
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High pay attracts workers, but construction's employment gap widens
For hourly workers in the trades, pay rose in May by 6.3% year over year, the highest increase since December 1982, according to Simonson. As those wages increased though, earnings in the overall private sector rose 6.5%. The slightly higher increase for all workers only steepens the uphill battle contractors must climb to find workers. READ MORE

 

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