Officials to Release New Data Showing Severity of Construction Workforce Shortages and the Impacts of Enhanced ICE Enforcement Efforts During Virtual Media Event on Thursday, August 28 at 1 P.M. EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – RealEstateRama – On Thursday, August 28 at 1 p.m. EDT, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and NCCER will release new data showing the severity and causes of construction workforce shortages and how recent enhanced immigration enforcement activities are impacting those labor shortages. The data will also show how firms are using technology and other measures to cope with labor shortages. The data will include national, regional and state* figures and be shared during a virtual media event.
Ken Simonson, AGC’s chief economist, will release the new data and identify measures public officials should take to address workforce shortages. Boyd Worsham, president & CEO at NCCER, will provide insights into current and future demand for construction education based on the data. Construction contractors will discuss local labor conditions and the steps they are taking to recruit and retain workers.
WHO: Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va.
Boyd Worsham, President & CEO, NCCER, Alachua, Fla.
Hasting Sykes, Founder/Principal, Sykes-Weaver General Contractors, Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Mike Scarborough, Vice President, Pre-Construction, Rabren General Contractors, Auburn, Alabama
Steve Levy, COO, McCownGordon Construction, Kansas City, Mo.
WHAT: Release of New Data Showing the Severity of Construction Workforce Shortages and Impacts of Enhanced Immigration Enforcement Efforts Nationally, Regionally and by State*
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Thursday, August 28, 2025
WHERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88563580895
Or (305) 224 1968
Webinar ID: 885 6358 0895
CONTACT: Brian Turmail, 703-459-0238 or
*State data available for Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Iowa, Ky., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Ore., S.C., Texas, Utah, Va., Wash.
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