When President Biden inked the $1 trillion deal to give roads, bridges and transit systems a boost, union officials and business leaders said a large scale investment in infrastructure was long overdue.
But nearly a year and a half later, and about a third of the way through the funding’s lifetime, economists and hiring managers point out that all that infrastructure money won’t do any good if there aren’t enough people qualified to do the work.
Where have all the workers gone?
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