Inside the Minds of Construction Workers

The job market in the construction industry in 2025 is an interesting dichotomy. We have a shortage—with Baby Boomers retiring and not enough young, new workers entering the market—and we also have increasing job satisfaction and salaries, pointing to positive days ahead. For today’s blog, let’s look at the numbers from two recent job trends reports.

But first, let’s consider the market overall. The U.S. construction industry is seeing total spending rising to $2.2 trillion this year, (Yes, construction is growing and growing in a way that provides for a good living for the future of work) which is a 2% increase from last year. At the same time, the job market is expanding some, adding 96,000 jobs this year, up from 1.2% last year. It is a far cry from the nearly half a million jobs that are needed, but ...