How Construction Businesses Can Staff Smarter in 2026
PeopleReady breaks down today’s biggest staffing challenges and how construction companies can get ahead with smarter staffing strategies.
The construction industry is short-staffed — and builders are feeling the pinch. An experienced construction temp agency like PeopleReady connects contractors and subcontractors with reliable workers, from general laborers to skilled tradespeople, helping projects stay on budget and on time.
Are you tired of sifting through construction staffing companies to find the construction workers you need? PeopleReady can help.
For over 30 years, PeopleReady has provided workforce solutions for contractors and subcontractors across the construction industry. As a leading construction staffing company and trusted construction employment agency, we specialize in skilled labor staffing and flexible construction staffing services. We rapidly mobilize workers for project and surge periods, with safety training and compliance prioritized at every dispatch.
As the largest light-industrial staffing provider in the country, we use our nationwide resources to connect thousands of businesses with job seekers across all 50 states. This broad reach allows us to quickly find qualified construction workers near you.
Every day, contractors and subcontractors around the United States call on us to provide staffing solutions tailored to their construction business. From general laborers to skilled tradespeople, equipment operators and site service workers, we’re always ready to staff your projects.
Here are a few of the most common construction workers we place on jobsites:
Plus, we offer storm cleanup staffing for affected areas.
When you combine PeopleReady’s expertise in providing on-demand temporary construction workers with PeopleReady Skilled Trades’ ability to deliver quality tradespeople, you’ll find that our proven solutions are the best option for contractors and subcontractors looking to find qualified construction workers quickly.
In fact, by leveraging the expertise of our entire organization, we’re able to offer businesses like yours more than 16 different kinds of specialized workers. Learn more below!
PeopleReady has a thorough worker screening and safety training process designed for speed and compliance. For your construction business, this means we deliver workers who are safety-minded, OSHA-compliant and prepared for your jobsite.
All associates complete site orientations and hold the required certifications, and they arrive ready with proper PPE and understanding of supervision protocols to keep your projects safe and on schedule.
Download our full compliance checklist here.

PeopleReady provides temporary staffing solutions for construction contractors and subcontractors across all sectors of the industry, including residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and infrastructure.
Our construction staffing experts provide the construction workers you need, whenever and wherever you need them.
We offer temporary and temp-to-hire staffing to fit your project needs. Temporary workers cover short-term projects or surges, while temp-to-hire lets you evaluate workers before converting them to full-time after a defined hours threshold.
Our expansive national footprint means we have teams local to your area — and additional resources around the country — who work day-in and day-out to find the best, most qualified construction workers near you. This extensive network allows us to serve customers in new markets as well. If you’re not sure whether we can help in your area, reach out to us!
Whether you’re looking for a project manager, superintendent, foreman or any other highly qualified construction professional, PeopleReady Skilled Trades has dedicated direct placement specialists who are ready to help you build your dream team.

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Get started by requesting workers online or calling PeopleReady at 877.338.1039.
Get started by requesting workers online or calling PeopleReady Skilled Trades at 877.338.1039.
PeopleReady, a TrueBlue company (NYSE: TBI), specializes in quick and reliable on-demand labor and highly skilled workers. PeopleReady supports a wide range of industries, including construction, manufacturing and logistics, retail and hospitality. Leveraging its top-rated JobStack staffing app and hundreds of local teams, PeopleReady connects thousands of businesses with job seekers each year across all 50 states.