The United States now has a skilled trade labor shortage of around 650,000 people, but among them it’s carpenters who top the list. Where have they all gone? We break it down to three reasons.

Further reading:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm

Angi:
https://www.angi.com/research/wp-cont...

Associated Builders and Contractors:
https://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-R...

Stanley Black & Decker:
https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com...
https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com...

DeWalt Survey:
https://www.multivu.com/players/Engli...

Bisnow:
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/...

Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeste...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcper...

Peopleready:
https://www.peopleready.com/us-skille...

PR Newswire:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...

Yahoo:
https://www.yahoo.com/now/drilling-sk...
https://www.yahoo.com/now/constructio...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-la...

Construction Dive:
https://www.constructiondive.com/news...

Insider:
https://www.businessinsider.com/labor...

FRED Economic Data
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/US...

NAHB:
https://www.nahb.org/blog/2021/10/3-R...

NPR:
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/...

Big Rentz:
https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/trade-s...
https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/pandemi...

The Honest Carpenter:
   • WHERE HAVE ALL THE CARPENTERS GONE?! ...  
   • THE TRADES ARE DYING...But The World ...  

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