US Builders Complain they Can’t Find Skilled Carpenters.
(Reuters) – Where have all the carpenters gone? Home builders across the United States are scratching their heads for an answer as they struggle to assemble crews to keep up with growing demand.
In some parts of the country, the shortage of skilled carpenters – especially framers – is so bad that builders cannot get projects off the ground and it is taking as much as two months longer than normal to complete a project.