A majority of commercial builders and contractors in the United States plan to employ more workers in the coming months – assuming they can find them. In fact, 61 percent of contractors maintain they are having a difficult time finding workers to man projects with skilled workers. This comes from a report by USG which is unique in that it dooes not just tabulate numbers but measures the outlook of leading figures in the construction contracting and end user sectors.
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