I can only say what I've heard of so far.

Gov. DeSantis in Florida said he has houses to be built in Florida and no one to build them. He said the state has had too many illegals working and now Guatemalans are here and have been pulled off of jobs and framing redone in some homes. (Roofing too)

DeSantis stated no one knows how to build homes anymore, not at the rate needed.

So he went to our Trade and Tech schools and got contracting accredited. He announced to anyone who wants to learn after approximately 18 months of school they can earn $100,000 a year!

"I have houses to be built here and no one to build them."

Enter soy boys who only know how to use their thumbs therefore cannot hold a hammer. This schitt is everywhere !

Plumbers make good money too and are always in need! HVAC too!

Go to trade school ....

Electrical Contractor here. Lot's of slow Contractors that are taking jobs at cost to keep their guys busy. There is not much out there, and it's very competitive.

I do feasibility analysis for new construction and retrofitting of existing buildings for new uses and we've been down 90% since February. It has not been a fun year while we downsize.

Builder/Finish carpenter here swamped. Booked clean through next year.

The money has dried up. Simple as that. No one wants to spend a dime. So now we do other things, find people who are spending.

How do I replace cast iron drain pipe with pvc, and then transision back to cast iron as the drain enters the basement floor?

Whereabouts are you? Out here in Australia we are seeing a slow down of the housing market and the mainstream is reporting that a lot of builders are facing bankruptcy. Just a few months ago the market here used to be steaming hot, but the last house that auctioned in out neighborhood did not even have an opening bid.

Also, im always open to give plumbing advice for any frens that need it :)

I would definitely take you up on this. A couple years ago we had nightmare of problems with plumbing (started leaking right on top of my desk, lol), but thankfully its holding.

bought a house in texas... ffs clay soil sucks. The pipe coming out of the wall under my kitchen sink angles down, because that side of the house raised due to clay soil swelling, and the clearance hole around it didnt have enough clearance. so with it angle down, that whole section becomes a trap, and doesnt drain properly. its not my skillset to fix, im an electrical engineer (electronics not electrician altthough im tired of my job and looking at a computer scree most the day)... i think ill eventually cut a bigger clearance hole to alleviate, then see if that pipe cant be made level... but ive got so many things to do, prepping , this is the least of my worries :P

Neighbor works for Colgate, he says the things they make you don’t just not buy when you run out. They make necessities. They are down 20%. People aren’t brushing their teeth. Yuck.

Homebuilder in Ontario Canada…new home sales have crashed and builders and developers are definitely canceling projects in my region. Next year will be very slow.

Plumbing, heating/AC HVAC, tree services, all kinds of private trades business is being swallowed up by corporate entities like they're trying to become a new 'Wall Mart'. Spelling intentional They buy/bribe out lazy competition, encorporate them by doing their ad/promo/sales work for them. They then operate as sub-contractors who tend to collude against the customer as two same opinions about what the job requires/costs.

Then they put customers on monthly 'plans', something i used to make jokes about. I've already been defrauded by two of these companies and that's how I discovered this is happening.

I live here in Upstate SC and we have seen building of new homes rise. Prices have tripled and a lot of construction jobs going on. It is not a good thing for our area, traffic is horrible, crime is up, and locals are being forced out due to prices rising across the board.

homeowner here. not to be a dick but i was expecting this and will have some work done on my house now. there was sooo much new construction in the austin area that its been impossible to find ppl to do some fix up work on my masonry.

Industrial maintenance is booming in Indiana. Paying really well and everyone is under staffed. I could quit my job today and start something new the beginning of next week.. I get calls multiple times a day from recruiters. Just looking for the right job, as the job I recently took was full of promises but they’ve proven to be empty promises. There’s lots of new facilities going up all over the state too.

Non new housing projects are down over 50pct in rapid growth texas

I build patio improvements with aluminum (patio covers, pergolas, screen rooms and pool enclosures). Materials were very hard to get during the heart of the hoax, but have dramatically improved. Business spiked like never before while everyone was staying home and tailed off. Since, I have seen idle times followed by uncomfortable surges. Same income dramatically different flow. I build myself with the help of my dear old 82 year old dad and young adult son, so I haven't had to deal with worker shortages.

I may recommend staying or returning to small as money is only slightly less than medium sized and almost none of the headaches. Time is the most valuable thing I earn this way.

A friend of mine has another friend who works in HR for a large construction firm on the west coast. She is in the midst of doing layoffs - lots of them. It has been nearly impossible to find anyone prior to this, so it should be interesting over the next few months.

Also - hubby works for a company that provides the coach transportation for Apple employees from all different points in the Bay Area to the Apple campus. They have not been able to find commercial drivers for the last 18 months. This week, he trained three. One of their competitors has a contract with FB. They let a number of drivers go. FB is doing "quiet layoffs" but the word is up to 15% over the next few weeks which is about 9000 employees. I don't think they will all be in the Bay Area, but because of salaries, I am betting quite a few. The dumping of the drivers was a big sign primarily because there has been a huge shortage.

In Australia, vaccine Mandates are still in force in all States.

Many people will not submit to the choice of being forced to be covid vaccinated to continue employment in their field of training.

In all areas of employment, there are severe levels of workforce shortages.

The building trades are significantly short staffed along with the building trade supply chains.

The Vaccine Mandates are "The Elephant in the room" that no one in authority wants to talk about.

Their only answer to the problem is increased immigration.

If the vaccine Mandates were removed, people would happily return to their previous occupations.

You can probably imagine how this Government Stupidity is effecting the National economy!

I saw a home being built for the first time in two years. One new home in a community of under 30,000.

There is a newer addition that I never have need to drive through that may have had some construction I don't know about, but new housing has dropped off a cliff.

25 yrs in commercial construction, last 10 have been virtual construction (3d models provided clash free before building). In my immediate area, biggest projects happening seem to be Data Centers, and they are popping up everywhere. We've built 10 in the past 2 yrs and have 6 more on the books.

That said, most other jobs are having trouble getting through the bidding process. Vendors on give quotes good for 45 days, takes 60 to resolve the contract details and now the quote is trash. Prices are changing so much in 2 months, job goes back out to bid, wash and repeat. We have 2 on their 3rd rebid process now. It's insane.

I am a GC in Alaska, work here is extremely busy. I am a small outfit and Im already booked into next year easy, all the contractors here in my area are slammed to the hilt. In fact we cannot find enough people to do the work. I have to turn down jobs alot right now. Feeling blessed right now. I do remodels mostly, Kitchens, bathrooms, additions and light commercial. I have noticed the diminishing trend of new construction though, I think people are fixing up what they have vs buying new. Of course mortgages are through the roof right now.