Labor Shortage? Here Is How to Track What It Is Really Costing You

Overtime exploding, premiums paid to retain subcontractors, hourly rates climbing. QuickBooks reveals only a blur of numbers. What you should be tracking: actual labor cost per job including burden costs, labor efficiency by crew and phase, the real impact of wage inflation on your bids. For a $3M/year custom home builder with four active jobs: time entries from Buildertrend flow into QuickBooks, every hour gets correct burden rates, labor cost versus budget displays daily, jobs crossing 90% of labor budget trigger alerts.