August 2026 Construction Labor Survey
Overview
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s construction labor supply and demand survey found a shortage rate of 1.3% across eight occupations nationwide in August 2026, with the shortage widening compared with the previous month and the same month a year earlier. The outlook for securing workers in October and November was rated “normal.” The survey date was one day between August 10 and 20, excluding Sundays and holidays.
Key points
- The shortage across eight occupations nationwide was 1.3% in August, widening from the previous month and the same month a year earlier.
- The outlook for securing workers in October and November was “normal.”
- The survey date was one day between August 10 and 20, excluding Sundays and holidays.
Overview
The August 2026 results of the construction labor supply and demand survey published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism describe labor supply and demand across eight occupations nationwide and the outlook for securing workers. The survey date was one day between August 10 and 20, 2026, excluding Sundays and holidays.
Details
The shortage rate across eight occupations nationwide was 1.3% in August. The rate was a 1.2% shortage in July, so the shortage widened by 0.1 percentage points in August. The same month a year earlier saw a 0.9% shortage, making the year-over-year widening 0.4 percentage points.
The outlook for securing workers across eight occupations nationwide in October and November was rated “normal.”