ABF's 40 Under 40: Kelly Roepke-Orth wants to continue to build the state's construction workforce
The Citizen
New Mexico’s construction workforce shrunk by about 4,000 jobs between February 2020 and April 2021. Despite the labor shortage, Roepke-Orth remained bullish on the outlook for construction employment. New Mexico’s construction workforce has climbed back to its pre-pandemic employment with 52,700 workers as of March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
