Dive Brief:

• In Sarasota County, Fla., construction companies are having trouble finding the labor they need to respond to demand for work as the recovery takes hold.
• Construction employment has been stuck at around 15,000, which is the low point it hit in 2010 after peaking at about 32,000.
• CECO Concrete Construction, the nation's largest concrete subcontractor, has stopped accepting more work for 2014, shocking many in the area contracting business.

Dive Insight:

If construction cannot make the recovery visible with new buildings, there is a fear that it may stall in the Sarasota area. a labor shortage has been feared nationally, but it is real in Sarasota, and contractors expect the problem will drive up costs and affect the overall business.