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Shortage of construction workers in Nevada County reaching critical levels | TheUnion.com

Excerpts from theUnion.com:

Barbara Bashall, Executive Director of the Nevada County Contractors’ Association, describes the local skilled labor shortage: “It’s terrible. It’s really critical right now. “Companies are screaming for employees,” Bashall said.

Keoni Allen, President of Sierra Foothills Construction Company and a board member of the nonprofit Nevada County Contractors’ Association,

  •  A journeyman electrician earns $100,000 a year.”
  • “If you measure that against going to a four-year university and coming out with thousands of dollars in student loans, it’s a pretty big swing.
  • “Smart, motivated young people can always get themselves on-the-job training,”
  • “You can get someone to hire you and teach you. The labor shortage problem is that severe.”
  • “There are not enough young people coming in to replace the people who have retired or left the industry. There’s not a darn thing that happens in the world without construction. Every other industry needs us.”

Source: Shortage of construction workers in Nevada County reaching critical levels | TheUnion.com

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