of 2019 federal employment data found the median age for construction workers is 41 , putting even more pressure on employers to find elusive younger talent .
Now , that ongoing issue meets a labor market defined by the “ Great Resignation ”; one report last month estimated that more than one in four workers who started a new job in 2021 left their previous jobs without a new position lined up . Though the motivations of each individual worker may not be clear , observers often tie at least some of that migration to the pandemic .
“ When people think about their careers ,
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