Eighty percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce.

On Tuesday, August 27 at 1 p.m. EDT, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk will release new data showing the severity of construction worker shortages nationwide and by region and state* during a media conference call at 1-800-875-3456 (use passcode: "Brian Turmail").