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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Construction workers are being flown to jobs on private jets because the labor market is so tight right now

A construction worker on the roof of an unfinished building (Credit: Ron Watts—Getty Images)

The sky-high rates of employment are causing some of the biggest businesses in the U.S. headaches at the moment—in particular companies in need of talent with nowhere left to look for it.

The construction industry is continually struggling to recruit the people it needs, as well as find enough staff to replace those leaving the workforce due to retirement.

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