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August 29, 2025

AGC: Workforce shortages leading cause of project delays

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    • By LISA LANNIGAN
    Editor

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    AGC says that 92% of contractors surveyed report having a hard time finding workers.

    Shortages in the construction workforce are the leading cause of project delays, according to a new survey of construction firms released yesterday by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER).


     
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