10d. Attachment

Construction Trades Training And Retention

Executive Summary

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Meeting date: November 8, 2022
carpenters, and operating engineers are projected to have
the highest demand from RPO agencies.

Regional Supply and Demand Forecast
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Regional demand for construction workers is projected at
about 159,000 workers per year on average between 2022
and 2026. Note: For this study, the terms FTE and worker
are interchangeable.

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Overall, the projected average annual gap for the TriCounty region is about 8,400 workers or 5.6% of average
annual construction supply.

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Apprenticeship
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Among all occupations, carpenters, laborers, and
construction electricians represent the largest number of
projected apprentice completions in the tri-county region.
These occupations represented about 42% of total
projected completions.

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Apprenticeship demand for RPO construction occupations
is projected at about 1,000 apprentices per year on
average between 2022 and 2026. This is roughly a 19%
apprentice utilization rate.

Construction laborers, carpenters, and supervisors are
each projected to have an average annual gap of more than
700 workers between 2022 and 2026.

Regional Public Owners (RPO) Demand Forecast and
Projected Gap
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The RPO agencies are projected to spend about $10.3
billion on construction projects over the period from 2022
to 2026.

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RPO construction spending represents about 4.5% of
forecasted regional spending from 2022 to 2026.

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RPO construction projects are projected to require 6,200
construction workers in 2022 and average 5,400 workers
per year through 2026.

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RPO construction employment demand represents 5% of
total regional construction demand.

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Between 2022 and 2026, construction laborers,

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Of the highest demanded occupations by RPO agencies,
the supply for the construction laborers occupation is
expected to fall 1,500 workers behind the regional demand
for the occupation.

Pandemic Impacts
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The construction industry rebounded quickly during the
pandemic induced recession.

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Demographic groups, including Pacific Islander, Native
American, and Black workers within the construction
industry have been impacted disproportionately since the
onset of the pandemic, recording the highest rates of
continued UI claims since April of 2020.

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