The construction industry’s shortage of skilled workers has only gotten worse in the last year, according to the latest national survey of firms conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America. Surveying 1,358 contractors, the AGC study found that 86 percent are struggling to fill salaried professional positions and find enough hourly skilled, or craft, workers. That figure is up 3 points from the 83 percent of firms reporting the same problem last year. The figure has steadily increased since 2013 when the figure was 74 percent. Those firms struggling only to fill craft positions was at 79 percent in the latest survey, while firms struggling to fill professional positions such as project managers and estimators, was at 52 percent.

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