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What in the world are you talking about? Lumber prices are back to pre-pandemic levels (wholesale). There's never been a higher amount of immigrant labor avai
by antisthenes 2y ago
What in the world are you talking about?
Lumber prices are back to pre-pandemic levels (wholesale).
There's never been a higher amount of immigrant labor available in the US (for construction as well).
- taylodl 2y agoLumber prices are cheaper than they were during their pandemic highs, sure, but they're still roughly double the price of what they were on average pre-pandemic. While immigration has increased, it hasn't increased at a rate to replace Americans leaving the labor market. Overall, the amount of labor in the United States has decreased. That dramatically impacts labor-intensive industries, such as construction. So, we're still faced with a high cost of materials and a shortage of labor.