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The women of IEC Dallas apprenticeship with their Instructor (far right)
Kelly Mattingly, herself a graduate of IEC Dallas apprenticeship.

Skilled Labor Shortage Stats

In 2008, 952,000 Those born during 1945-1950

will start retiring in 2010-2015.
net construction skilled, trade jobs
were vacant and 1 million There were not enough kids born in
1990-1995
America between
more new people were needed every year after. to replace them.

Source: Construction Career Days Website

Growth of Women in Construction

Women only account 21%
for 10% of construction
10%
68% Between 1992 and employees, compared to in transportation
1999, the number
of women-owned
construction firms
28%
grew by 68%.
in manufacturing

Source: NAWIC and the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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