Workforce

Turnover in residential construction runs 60% annually. Exit interview research points to three fixable causes that have nothing to do with pay.

A ten-year study of workers’ comp claims across 2,000 residential contractors found a consistent 4:1 return on safety training investment. The carriers already know this. Most contractors don’t.

Everyone says they can’t find workers. The research says the pipeline exists — the industry just stopped investing in it. What the numbers actually show about apprenticeship completions, wage competitiveness, and retention.