The construction apprenticeship programs in New York City are richly diverse, providing consistent opportunities for women and minorities to enter the relatively well-paid construction trades. This is the word from Gary LaBarbera, the president of the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, writing in a June 10, 2016 letter to the editor […]
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A pervasive stereotype of the construction industry is that it’s a man’s field, where few women are employed and fewer still are welcomed. The unfortunate truth of the matter suggests that this is very much the case: women are significantly underrepresented in construction employment and apprenticeship. Falling Behind or Falling Out? The level of female
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After years of uncertainty following the 2008 economic crisis, the construction job market is finally making a recovery. This year, you’ll see an especially promising outlook for construction industry employment. More Construction Firms Hiring When the national economy took a dramatic turn for the worse in 2008, the construction job market shrank just as dramatically.
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The outlook for construction workers is bright as unemployment in construction falls to its lowest point in nearly seven years. Contractors, however, face a number of challenges posed by the abundance of new job openings. More Firms Hiring Skilled Laborers The unemployment rate among construction laborers stood at 7 percent in September, according to recent findings
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The outlook for midsize construction firms in 2015 is optimistic, with almost half believing that the construction sector will expand in the coming year. In a survey conducted by GE Capital, 47 percent of survey respondents reported that business will be brighter for midsize construction firms in 2015, with growth expected throughout the year. The
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Once considered one of America’s mightiest engines for growth, manufacturing has been severely weakened in the last few years by lack of growth, the moving of operations to cheaper overseas facilities, and the economic crisis that left many Americans with reduced spending power. More recent trends, however, suggest that construction of American factories is on
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Encouraging economic news from the construction industry indicates that employment in building and construction is increasing in areas throughout the United States.
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