Housebuilding needs 165 000 extra workers

Stanton, Justin

Housebuilding needs 165 000 extra workers - 2005 - Contract Journal 430(6545) 5 October 2005, 5(1) .

The labour needs of extra housing output: can the housebuilding industry cope?, a study by Michael Ball of Reading University calculates that the construction industry needs to recruit an additional 165 000 workers if it is to meet the target of 300 000 new homes set out in the Barker Review. This figure is based on the assumption that productivity remains the same. Table.


THE LABOUR NEEDS OF EXTRA HOUSING OUTPUT: CAN THE HOUSEBUILDING INDUSTRY COPE?
BARKER REVIEW OF HOUSING SUPPLY: SECURING OUR FUTURE HOUSING NEEDS