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Factors impacting skilled construction labour shortage in Michigan Cover

Factors impacting skilled construction labour shortage in Michigan

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal
Volume 17 (2025): Issue 1 (January 2025)
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|Jun 2025
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Tab. 1:

Respondents’ work-life expectations based on age

Age (years)Something better comes alongRetirementOther
18–25384
26–3910444
40–534511
54–621341
>62040
Tab. 2:

Respondents’ joblessness based on union membership

SCLsUnionNon-union
Experienced joblessness5711
Did not experience joblessness1913

1 SCLs, skilled construction labourers.

Tab. 3:

Influences on respondents’ exposure to vocational programmes

Exposure through high school classesExposure through _ post-high school advisorRespondents that attended a vocational programmeRespondents that did not attend a vocational programme
NoNo272
NoYes03
YesNo617
YesYes10
Tab. 4:

PMs’ use of unions compared to their perception of trade school shortages

Hired from unionsPerceived trade school shortageCount
YesYes29
YesNo9
NoYes13
NoNo14

1 PMs, project managers.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1847-6228 | Journal ISSN: 1847-5450
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Language: English
Page range: 83 - 95
Submitted on: Aug 30, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 7, 2025
Published on: Jun 12, 2025
Published by: University of Zagreb
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
construction labour,
workforce shortage,
trade education,
union
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other

© 2025 Jennifer Russell, Tehetna Hailu, Raed Jarrah, Suleiman Ashur, published by University of Zagreb
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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