Items Tagged with 'labor shortage'

The roofing industry enters 2026 in a state of guarded realism. Demand remains present, but it is no longer insulated from broader economic and political pressures

From billion-dollar contractors and industry-shaping acquisitions to federal investigations, immigration enforcement, and shifting material debates, Roofing Contractor readers were drawn in 2025 to stories that reflected both the scale and the uncertainty of today’s roofing industry.

The federal shutdown may be over, but its freeze on the PERM labor certification process is still disrupting roofing contractors’ hiring timelines. Here’s what contractors need to know and how to prepare before the next shutdown.

ICE está reemplazando personal con oficiales de la Patrulla Fronteriza para acelerar deportaciones. El abogado Trent Cotney advierte a contratistas sobre nueva responsabilidad por subcontratistas. Ofrece consejos críticos para redadas: saber qué decir y nunca firmar sin un abogado.

With the federal government shut down, critical job market data is offline — and new numbers from Indeed suggest construction employment has fallen to its lowest level in years.