UCA Annual Spring Showcase

Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction The Labor Market Competitiveness of Construction Firms Contractor Experiences: AGC Surveys Union Contractors Nonunion Contractors Joint Labor-Management Apprenticeship Programs Are the Gold Standard ILEPI JOINT CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYER-ONLY PROGRAMS ILLINOIS ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE PROGRAMS Experiencing Project Delays Due to Worker Shortages 47% 68% Total Apprentices 74,500 1,900 Say Local Pipeline of Well- 29% 56% Trained Workers is "Poor" (2000-2016) Training 7,300 hours 6,300 hours Report Losing Hourly Craft Requirements 17% 30% Workers to Other Industries Completion 54% 31% Average Annual Pay of Rate Construction Workers $58,000 $39,700 African American 52% 18% Completion Because they invest in job quality, union contractors are better able to attract, develop, and retain skilled construction workers. ILEPI ILLINOIS ECONOMIC POLICY INSIENTE Military Veteran 60% 27% Completion I ILLINOIS LABOR & EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS PROJECT FOR MIDDLE CLASS RENEWAL Journeyworker $40 per hour $23 per hour Wage Source: Associated General Contractors of America, 2021 Source: Illinois Economic Policy Institute and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020 Frank Manzo IV, MPP | Illinois Economic Policy Institute | www.illinoisepi.org

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