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Consultants say Oregon needs roughly 13,000 new construction workers a year to meet housing goals; apprenticeship-ratio change flagged as contentious
Summary
At a June 4 informational hearing, Jade Aguilar of Echo Northwest told the Senate Housing and Development Committee the state would need roughly 13,000 additional construction workers per year from 2028 to 2034 to support an ambitious housing ramp-up tied to the governor’s production goals.
Good afternoon. At a June 4 informational hearing of the Senate Housing and Development Committee, Jade Aguilar, partner and project director at Echo Northwest, told the committee the firm's recent assessment found large workforce gaps in Oregon's residential construction sector. "We would require about 13,000 additional workers every year from 2028 to 2034," Aguilar said, describing the figure as tied to the state ramp-up needed to meet the governor's housing production objectives.
The report combined census and NAICS data, a 92-company industry survey and interviews with community colleges, apprenticeship programs, workforce boards, trade unions and planning and permitting staff. The study found residential…
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