(DPR Construction: Redwood City, CA) -- Just as individual market sectors are finding ways to move projects forward after a year of supply chain and cost turbulence, the ongoing labor shortage threatens to bog down construction unless owners and contractors embrace new approaches, according to the latest Market Conditions Report from DPR Construction, one of the nation’s top technical builders.

A recent survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and the National Center for Construction Education & Research showed:
• 88% of firms hiring craft workers and 80% employing salaried staff reported job openings, with similar percentages saying all of those positions are harder to fill than a year ago.
• 45% of respondents reported project delays due to a shortage of workers.
• Nearly 30% of firms cited immigration enforcement actions as contributing to the labor strain directly or indirectly.

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