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class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Contractors are already having trouble finding skilled workers, according to the <a href="https://www.uschamber.com/report/usg-us-chamber-commerce-commercial-construction-index" target="_blank">USG and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index</a>. For those helping people rebuild after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, it’ll likely be even harder.</p><p>In Texas and the Southeast, <a href="http://fortune.com/2017/09/18/hurricane-maria-hurricane-jose-construction-jobs/" target="_blank">billions of dollars in damage</a> need to be repaired, Fortune magazine reports:</p><blockquote><p>Cost estimates for Harvey and Irma destruction are $290 billion, according to AccuWeather. Irma caused $100 billion in damages (though other estimates that exclude Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin islands put the cost closer to $50 billion), while Harvey damages will cost an estimated $190 billion to repair.</p><p>That could make Hurricane Harvey the costliest weather disaster in U.S. history. Hurricane Katrina left $160 billion worth of damage in its wake in 2005 and Sandy cost $70.2 billion in 2012, according to inflation-adjusted figures from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.</p></blockquote><p>The <a href="https://www.uschamber.com/report/usg-us-chamber-commerce-commercial-construction-index" target="_blank">Q3 index</a>, compiled before the storms hit the United States, found that two-thirds of contractors in the South reported difficulty finding skilled workers. Demands from post-hurricane reconstruction will only exacerbate that.</p><p>For the U.S. as a whole, 53% of contractors expect to hire more workers, down from 66% in Q2. Sixty percent said it is difficult finding workers (nearly the same from Q2). On top of that, nearly all contractors—more than nine-in-ten—are “at least moderately concerned about the skill levels of the workforce.” That’s <a href="https://www.uschamber.com/above-the-fold/contractors-are-optimistic-fear-they-can-t-find-enough-skilled-workers" target="_blank">down slightly from Q2</a>.</p><p>The construction trades with the biggest shortages are concrete, electrical, and masonry, the report found—all critical skills when rebuilding after a natural disaster.</p><div id="file-20833" class="file file-document file-text-oembed oembed-rich oembed-default oembed-twitter"><h2 class="element-invisible oembed-title"><a href="/file/twitter-201"> on Twitter</a></h2><div class="content"><div class="embed-rich embed-provider-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">60% of commercial contractors report difficulty finding skilled workers <a href="https://t.co/vlRVneL0jH">https://t.co/vlRVneL0jH</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CCIndex?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CCIndex</a> <a href="https://t.co/tYQKJRjpyU">pic.twitter.com/tYQKJRjpyU</a></p>— U.S. Chamber (@USChamber) <a href="https://twitter.com/USChamber/status/910227261097422854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></div></div><p>As for its overall health, the commercial construction economy is good, with the index at 73, down slightly from Q2.</p><p>Contractors have a project backlog of 9.5 months of work. Seventy-seven percent have a stable or increased backlog.</p><p>Contractors remain confident about new business over the next year. Ninety-seven percent have either high or moderate confidence.</p><p></p><div class="media media-element-container media-media_original"><div id="file-20813" class="file file-image file-image-png mediashare-file"><h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/file/usguscc2017q3indexconfidencepng">usg_uscc_2017_q3_index_confidence.png</a></h2><div class="content"> <img alt="USG and U.S. Chamber Commercial Construction Index, 2017 Q3 Score: 73" class="media-element file-media-original" data-delta="1" title="" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/articles/images/usg_uscc_2017_q3_index_confidence.png" width="1250" height="704" /><div class="mediashare"><div class="social-networks">&#13; <a class="facebook shareLink" title="Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uschamber.com%2Fseries%2Fabove-the-fold%2Fpost-hurricane-rebuilding-could-be-stymied-worker-shortage%3Ffbtitle%3DContractors%2520remain%2520optimistic%26fbpicture%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Fwww.uschamber.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2Fimages%2Fusg_uscc_2017_q3_index_confidence.png%26fbdescription%3DContractors%2520in%2520the%2520U.S.%2520commercial%2520construction%2520industry%2520remain%2520optimistic%2520about%2520the%2520current%2520state%2520and%2520forward-looking%2520health%2520of%2520the%2520sector%252C%2520despite%2520some%2520minor%2520changes%2520in%2520the%2520three%2520key%2520indicators%2520used%2520to%2520compute%2520the%2520USG%2520Corporation%2520%252B%2520U.S.%2520Chamber%2520of%2520Commerce%2520Commercial%2520Construction%2520Index%2520%2528CCI%2529%25E2%2580%2594backlog%2520levels%252C%2520new%2520business%2520opportunities%2520and%2520revenue%2520expectations.%2520The%2520final%2520result%2520is%2520a%2520Commercial%2520Construction%2520Index%2520score%2520of%252073.%2520" data-name="Contractors remain optimistic" data-picture="https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/articles/images/usg_uscc_2017_q3_index_confidence.png" data-caption="Contractors in the U.S. commercial construction industry remain optimistic about the current state and forward-looking health of the sector, despite some minor changes in the three key indicators used to compute the USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (CCI)—backlog levels, new business opportunities and revenue expectations. The final result is a Commercial Construction Index score of 73. " data-redir="/closeDialog.html">Facebook</a>&#13; <a class="twitter shareLink" title="Tweet" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.uschamber.com/series/above-the-fold/post-hurricane-rebuilding-could-be-stymied-worker-shortage" data-tweet="Contractors remain optimistic in @usgcorp and @uschamber Q3 construction index. #CCIndex">Tweet</a></div></div></div></div></div><p>They’re also confident about revenues in the next 12 months. Ninety-five percent expect either higher or stable revenues, about the same from Q2. But they’ve tamped down how big those revenue increases could be. Those contractors expecting increases of 10% or more fell from 23% to 19%, while those expecting up to 3% revenue increases rose from 26% to 38%.</p><p>As for profit margins, 36% expect higher margins, up from 27% in Q2.</p><p>But these expectations rest on having the workers available to get the job done.</p></div></div></div></section><div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label"> More Articles On:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/education?type=285">Education</a></div></div></div><div class="author-info author-block-label"><h2>About the Author</h2></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div about="/sean-hackbarth" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" class="ds-1col node node-person author-info view-mode-author_display clearfix"><div class="field field-name-author-display-label field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>About the Author</h2></div></div></div><div class="author-image" id="node-person-author-display-group-author-image"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/styles/square__240px_x_240px_/public/staff/staff_photo_sean_hackbarth_400px.jpg?itok=7vPLNH6P" width="240" height="240" alt="Sean Hackbarth" /></div></div></div></div><div class="author-bio" id="node-person-author-display-group-author-bio"><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><h3><a href="/sean-hackbarth">Sean Hackbarth</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-person-position-title field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Senior Editor, Digital Content</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Sean writes about public policies affecting businesses including energy, health care, and regulations. 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Murphy</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="horizontal-articles-wrapper"><div class="featured-articles-wrapper"><div class="horizontal-article"><div about="/series/above-the-fold/lessons-learned-maybe-the-shutdown" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" class="ds-1col node node-article view-mode-blog_teaser clearfix"><div class="article-image" id="node-article-blog-teaser-group-article-image--3"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_width/public/articles/images/bloomberg_national_archives_shutdown_1200px.jpg?itok=BQLxTSxL"><a href="/series/above-the-fold/lessons-learned-maybe-the-shutdown"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_width/public/articles/images/bloomberg_national_archives_shutdown_1200px.jpg?itok=BQLxTSxL" width="720" height="480" alt="A sign indicating that the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., is closed due to the federal government shutdown." /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="article-text" id="node-article-blog-teaser-group-article-text--3"><div class="blog-tags" id="node-article-blog-teaser-group-tags--3"><div class="field field-name-field-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/series/above-the-fold" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Above the Fold</a></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="dc:title"><span class="at"></span><span class="display-inline"><h3><a href="/series/above-the-fold/lessons-learned-maybe-the-shutdown">Lessons Learned (Maybe) From the Shutdown</a></h3></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>We're reminded again that while some in Congress have the power to cause a budget crisis, but they don't have enough to win one.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">J.D. 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