Just more media BS. The problem is not lack of workers. it is lack of WORK. At least in this miserable State.
I DO trust you and I don't even know you - MORE than CNBS or any media that we all know!
I was at on the larger lumber/building materials suppliers last week getting some items.
I always ask people in the industry how things are going and what they are seeing.
It sounds like our market has increased about 10% each year off the lows for about the last 2 years.
People are buying homes; prices are increasing slowly and inventories are down.
Not a boom, but things definitely better in my area.
We also didn't have the big run up in prices; and our employment base has been much more stable than other areas of the country.
I live in the midwest and it's booming (read gas lease money) I have several contractor friends and they are not even going out to bid anymore.
New houses, barns remodels are everywhere...and people were getting $3-5K per acre for gas leases and they have money to burn. A family friend has 600 acres and signed a lease for $4950 per acre +20% royalty.
A friendly suggestion: North Dakota.
My niece’s hubby is in construction in Ventura. Same there, he barely works and it has been that way for years.
Wound up taking a gig through Lowes or HD (don't remember). He's doing Kitchen and Bath renovations. Last time I saw him, he said that he had more work than he knew what to do with. People are renovating what they've got, rather than buying all new.