1.0constructconnect.comWorker Shortage Index — Construction’s Hiring Woes Entrenched & Severerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="m8UQ450E4J"><a href="/canadata/forecaster/economic/2022/02/worker-shortage-index-constructions-hiring-woes-entrenched-severe">Worker Shortage Index — Construction’s Hiring Woes Entrenched & Severe</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/canadata/forecaster/economic/2022/02/worker-shortage-index-constructions-hiring-woes-entrenched-severe/embed#?secret=m8UQ450E4J" width="600" height="338" title="“Worker Shortage Index — Construction’s Hiring Woes Entrenched & Severe” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="m8UQ450E4J" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/01/Labor-Header-3-Graphic-DCN.jpg1024576General and sub-trade contractors have long been complaining that they can’t find sufficient qualified workers to fill vacant positions. Recently, employers in other sectors of the economy have also become vocal about their staffing problems. Graphs 1 through 5 below confirm that there are widespread labor shortages throughout the economy. But they also make clear […]