America is suffering a shortage of construction workers and sabotaging its ability to fill vacancies by wiping out the industry’s immigrant backbone
- Posted on May 23, 2026
- By Fortune
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America is suffering a shortage of construction workers and sabotaging its ability to fill vacancies by wiping out the industry’s immigrant backbone
One construction trade group said the U.S. must hire 349,000 more construction workers in 2026 in order to meet demand.