Time to Rebuild Construction Staffing?

October 2, 20091 Comment

Although staffing firms continue to be challenged by high levels of non-permanent employee cuts and low levels of temporary staffing, are we seeing the first signs of a ‘bottoming-out’ and the return to higher levels of employment?

A recent U.S. Department of Labor release in June noted temporary jobs were down 26.9% year-over-year in May; however, that figure was up slightly from the 27.7% year-over-year dip recorded in April.

Most construction industry analysts agree that staffing will remain low throughout 2009, but increase in 2010 in step with a slow construction market turnaround.

Despite extremely high levels of unemployment across the construction industry, there continues to be pockets of skills shortages in some construction and maintenance job categories such as experienced project managers.

ENR’s Skilled Labor Index has maintained upward movement throughout the first six months of the year, as has its Common Labor Index, although both at a slower rate than last year.

TRS have maintained strong links with employers and continue to offer a number of worldwide opportunities in the construction sector – Browse our current engineering vacancies.

Author: Hillary Dayton, Fluor

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  1. Gavelect on December 11, 2009 3:52 pm

    Good and bad news regarding the UK construction industry. British construction activity contracted for a 21st month running in November but the pace of decline eased and new order volumes rose for the first time since February 2008, a survey showed on Wednesday. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply/Markit construction contracts PMI index rose to 47.0 in November, its highest since August, from 46.2 in October. The recent rise in house prices boosted residential construction, which expanded for a third month running and at its fastest rate in over two years. But both commercial and civil engineering sectors reported further declines and employment overall declined for an 18th consecutive month.

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