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While rates remain low, builders are “more cautious in their hiring,” says economist Bernard Markstein.

BLS reported construction input costs fell 1.6%, while looming tariffs and rate uncertainty pressures project budgets.

With labor shortages mounting, construction is betting on Gen Z to reshape the industry as the skillbuilding competition and other initiatives spotlight trade careers. 

Residential and non-residential spending both experienced yearly and monthly declines, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Experts note economic uncertainty is slowing job growth in the construction sector. 

A U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration panel is holding a multiday virtual public hearing on its proposed workplace heat injury and illness prevention standard through July 2.

Continued economic uncertainty is a catalyst for the decline in spending, industry economists say.

DelDOT and other DOTs are working with contractors on improving safety messaging through telematics data from equipment.

 Economists remain wary as talks for a more permanent deal continue.

Slowed spending is expected to continue in the coming months, industry economists say.