When the economy collapsed and construction work slowed, skilled masons, electricians, carpenters, plumbers and other craft and trade workers found themselves having to find jobs in other fields, dropping out of the labor force or retiring.
Stories Related to Booming Construction Faces Worker Shortage
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Fri, 01/30/2015 - 3:01am
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