Items Tagged with 'workforce'

Flex donated power tools for the SkillsUSA TeamWorks competition and will provide tool kits to 24 student competition winners.

The Labor Department introduced new tools to help U.S. companies assess supply chain risks, identify labor abuses abroad and comply with laws banning forced labor imports.

The Lowe’s Foundation will invest $250 million to train 250,000 trades workers by 2035, expanding efforts to address a nationwide skilled labor shortage.

The Labor Department is seeking a national contractor to expand AI training in apprenticeship programs, aiming to modernize workforce development and meet growing industry demand.

With experience in agency and corporate environments, Weaver brings structure and accountability to tool strategy in the wall and ceiling industry.

Jacquelynn Cadena’s career spans housing, hospitality and government work while advocating for workforce stability and affordable housing.

The proposed rule would restore a streamlined economic reality test, with officials and industry groups citing clarity and flexibility for employers and independent workers.

The construction industry will need to attract hundreds of thousands of new workers largely to offset retirements and meet renewed spending growth, or risk worsening labor shortages that could drive up costs and slow critical infrastructure projects.

Construction employment declined by 11,000 in December and the unemployment rate among workers with recent construction experience jumped to 5.0 percent, AGC said, even as many firms still plan to add headcount in 2026 if they can find qualified workers amid persistent labor shortages.