The US needs homes. But first, it needs the workers to build them
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The United States needs an estimated 7 million more homes to house everyone who needs shelter. But to build all those homes, experts say, America would need many more construction workers. “The biggest challenge that the construction industry is facing, to put it tongue in cheek, is that people don’t want their babies to grow up to […]
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The US needs homes. But first, it needs the workers to build them
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