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-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/SkilledTradesInAmerica2021_V6_optimized.pdf

Associated Builders and Contractors:
https://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-Releases/entryid/19255/abc-construction-industry-faces-workforce-shortage-of-650-000-in-2022

Stanley Black & Decker:
https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/makers_index_infographic_final.pdf
https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/makers_index_survey_executive_summary.pdf

DeWalt Survey:
https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9100752-dewalt-us-contractors-powering-the-future-survey-results/

Bisnow:
https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/top-talent/short-materials-now-short-workers-constructions-cost-set-to-rise-amid-new-labor-woes-113573

Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/08/18/replenishing-the-construction-labor-shortfall/?sh=3e71817847a4
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2022/04/05/4-research-based-strategies-to-make-skilled-trade-careers-more-attractive-to-gen-z/?sh=2396184868ff

Peopleready:
https://www.peopleready.com/us-skilled-trades-worker-shortage-worsening-amid-soaring-demand-workforce-crisis/

PR Newswire:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drilling-into-the-skilled-trades-shortage-stanley-black--deckers-inaugural-makers-index-reveals-few-students-likely-to-consider-a-career-in-the-trades-outdated-perceptions-key-drivers-301517854.html

Yahoo:
https://www.yahoo.com/now/drilling-skilled-trades-shortage-stanley-160214469.html
https://www.yahoo.com/now/construction-industry-after-recession-140430175.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-labor-shortage-is-nothing-new-for-the-construction-industry-morning-brief-090915567.html

Construction Dive:
https://www.constructiondive.com/news/median-age-of-construction-workers-is-contributing-factor-to-workforce-shor/603018/

Insider:
https://www.businessinsider.com/labor-shortage-skilled-trades-carpenters-electricians-plumbers-angi-2021-9

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

NAHB:
https://www.nahb.org/blog/2021/10/3-Reasons-Teens-Dont-Consider-Careers-In-The-Skilled-Trades--Even-Though-They-Should

NPR:
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/04/25/605092520/high-paying-trade-jobs-sit-empty-while-high-school-grads-line-up-for-university

Big Rentz:
https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/trade-school-survey
https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/pandemic-trade-school-survey

The Honest Carpenter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP0egqOivKc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DRm86qmXbs

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