Technology can help with the constructions labor gap

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Chamber of Commerce found that more than 30 percent of contractors are turning down jobs because they cannot find enough workers, and 65 percent are struggling to finish projects on time. Today’s labor landscape is a confluence of factors that have been lurking beneath the construction industry for years, including stagnant productivity, slow adoption of technology and the lack of younger workers - especially millennials - entering the trades.

Additionally, by using integrated solutions, contractors can leverage previously unavailable job site data - from workers, equipment, tools, and materials - across platforms and geographies to make organizations more efficient and cost-effective. Similarly, to help widen the labor pool, contractors need to attract and recruit younger workers, who until now have expressed little interest in pursuing a career in construction.

In addition to benefiting from the latest innovations, technology enables contractors to attract well-rounded, forward-thinking individuals who want to apply creative thinking and cutting-edge technology to demonstrated problems.

One good solution could be partnering with local schools to offer internships or working with organizations on other career-oriented initiatives, contractors can find and groom the next wave of workers.

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