Let me correct that headline: "Construction industry faces shortage of workers willing to work for wages companies offer."

The boom is not going to continue much longer. The market is nearing saturation for apartments and high end houses. Population growth is going to start slowing due to skyrocketing costs of housing and decreasing quality of life thanks to growth. Landlords are already seeing tenants leaving Colorado. Buildings in areas like Cap Hill that were full two years ago now have regular vacancies. 

Classic Colorado foolishness - project future demand based on a temporary boom. There are some big problems looming - starting with WATER! Once again the Front Range is in drought conditions. And we are shattering heat records weekly. Next big problem - a transportation infrastructure that is already nearing gridlock. I-25 has returned to being a parking lot most of the time. 

I'd take those population projections with a grain of salt.