Builders Complain Of Record Labor Shortages: Up To 75% Of Employers Can't Find Workers by Tyler Durden Aug 20, 2017 7:41 PM http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-20/builders-complain-record-labor-shortages-75-employers-cant-find-workers But what is most troubling is that despite such "record" labor shortages, wages across both the construction sector, and certainly across the entire labor market, just refuse to rise. If a historic lack of qualified workers fails to boost wages.... what will?