Contractors Optimistic About 2025, Despite Labor and Material Price Concerns

January 15, 2025

Looking at the year ahead, contractors are optimistic about construction demand in almost every public-sector segment and certain private-sector segments – even more so than in 2024. But that optimism is tempered by ongoing concerns about labor shortages and material prices. That’s according to the 2025 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook Survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage, which surveyed more than 1,100 AGC member firms nationwide between Nov. 6 and Dec. 13.

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